Problem
Describe an example of both a primary and secondary spinal cord injury.
Pertains to Spinal Cord Injuries Primary spinal cord injury involves damage to vertebral or neural tissues from compression traction, or shearing forcesSecondary spinal cord injury is related to ischemia, excitotoxicityinflammation, edema, oxidative damage, and activation of necrotic and apoptotic cell deathit begins within minutes after injury and continues for weeks.
Describe an injurySome learners will use the same injury, such as a fall off of a horse. Describe how the patient experienced both primary and secondary Injuries.
Be sure to describe symptoms, implications, and testing that helped clinicians to classify the injury into these categories