Browse the latest research summaries in the field of trauma for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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British Paramedic Journal, 2023 • March 1, 2023
This case report highlights the successful resuscitation of a patient who suffered a hypothermic cardiac arrest after being rescued from a river in the UK. The patient's low core temperature (24°C) ne...
KEY FINDING: Hypothermia can be a reversible cause of cardiac arrest, even in the UK climate.
Cureus, 2023 • February 6, 2023
This case report describes a C6-C7 fracture dislocation with associated neurological deficits following a motor vehicle accident. Early surgical intervention, including decompression and stabilization...
KEY FINDING: The patient's neurological status returned to normal after surgical intervention and rehabilitation, with full power and sensation regained in all limbs at the two-year follow-up.
Surgical Neurology International, 2012 • July 17, 2012
This review synthesizes research on minimizing motion of an unstable spine during trauma care. It addresses issues from pre-hospital care to positioning for surgery. The study concludes that the log r...
KEY FINDING: Log rolling creates more motion in the unstable spine than other readily available alternatives, making it a less desirable method for moving patients with suspected spine injuries.
Spinal Cord, 2016 • March 8, 2016
This study experimentally evaluated the effect of hypovolemia in acute traumatic spinal cord injury in rats. The study found that hypovolemia after traumatic spinal cord injury had a negative effect o...
KEY FINDING: Spinal cord contusion associated with hypovolemia had a negative influence on functional outcomes of the spinal cord injury.
CMAJ, 2016 • October 18, 2016
The case report describes a patient with a spinal cord injury who presented with severe hypertension, headache, vision loss, and seizures, which was diagnosed as posterior reversible encephalopathy sy...
KEY FINDING: Severe autonomic dysreflexia can cause significant clinical complications such as blurred vision and seizures.
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg, 2017 • June 8, 2016
This study aimed to determine the pre-hospital characteristics of blunt trauma patients with suspected spinal injuries that were immobilised by EMS staff. The study assessed the reasons for spinal imm...
KEY FINDING: Spinal immobilisation was applied in 96.3 % of all included patients based on pre-hospital criteria.
BMC Health Services Research, 2014 • November 12, 2014
This study aims to describe the clinical journey of people with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) from injury to definitive diagnosis and specialized treatment, and to assess a range of outcomes up ...
KEY FINDING: Delays in reaching specialist care increase the occurrence of complications such as pressure injuries and urinary tract infections.
BMJ Open, 2016 • September 1, 2016
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated and compared the psychological impact of physical injuries sustained in motor vehicle crashes. The meta-analysis methodology was rigorously applied, ...
KEY FINDING: Elevated psychological distress is associated with MVC-related injuries, with a large effect size in WAD, medium to large in SCI, and small to medium in mTBI.
World J Orthop, 2015 • January 18, 2015
This paper provides an overview of acute complications following spinal cord injury (SCI). Frequent complications in the acute phase are bradyarrhythmias and hypotension, instability of temperature, p...
KEY FINDING: Frequent complications of cervical and high thoracic SCI include neurogenic shock, bradyarrhythmias, hypotension, ectopic beats, abnormal temperature control, and autonomic dysreflexia.
Injury Epidemiology, 2016 • September 7, 2016
This study describes the epidemiology of potential TSCI in Australia using a large, state-wide sample. Falling and traffic related injuries were the leading causes of potential SCI. Future research is...
KEY FINDING: The study included 106,059 cases, representing 2.3% of all emergency transports.