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According to the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing in an article by Kathleen T. Lucke, "lung diseases and breathing complications cause significant illness in patients following spinal cord injuries. The mortality rate from pulmonary complications, such as pneumonia, lung collapse, respiratory failure, and infections, can be 40-80% in the first year after injury."
What else can I help you with?
What is a c2 spinal cord injury?
A C2 spinal cord injury is an injury to the 2nd spinal segment in the cervical section of the spinal cord.
Why will a c-7 spinal cord injury cause hyperventilation?
Why will a c7 spinal cord injury cause hypoventalation
Effect of getting a spinal cord injury?
you could get a spinal cord or bundles
What does the medical abbreviation SCI mean?
Spinal Cord InjuryIn medical terms, SCI stands for spinal cord injury.1) Science2) Spinal Cord Injuryspinal cord injury
What can happen to a person with spinal cord injury?
a person with a spinal cord injury could become paralyzed or go into a coma
Incomplete spinal cord injury?
An incomplete spinal cord injury happens when only part of the spinal cord is damaged. This will result in a variety of residual muscle control, sensation or both.
What is spinal cord infarction?
Spinal cord infarction (sometimes called spinal stroke ) refers to injury to the spinal cord due to oxygen deprivation.
What was Justin frishbergs spinal injury?
Justin's spinal injury was to his cervical spinal cord resulting in Tetraplegia.
How do you know you got a complete spinal cord injury?
There will be a complete loss of movement and sensation below the level of spinal cord injury.
Is poliomyelitis a bacterial infection affecting the gray matter of the spinal cord?
Close - poliomyelitis is a viral infection affecting the gray matter of the spinal cord.
Where can you fin a spinal cord injury lawyer in Montreal?
To find a spinal cord injury lawyer in Montreal, you can use sites like Yelp which will provide you with a list of lawyers that specialize in spinal cord injury, as well as people's comments on the lawyer.
What nerves cause paraplegia?
Paraplegia typically results from damage to the spinal cord, which may be caused by trauma, diseases, or conditions affecting the nerves in the lower back (lumbar region) or thoracic region of the spinal cord. Specific nerves involved in paraplegia would depend on the location and extent of the spinal cord injury.
