Trauma Guideline Manual - SUNY Upstate Medical University

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52____________ Trauma Guideline ManualUpstate Medial University Trauma Center8. Every effort should be made to carefully take the patient off the spine board within 2 hoursof being placed on the board, even if spine has not been cleared, as these devices havebeen shown to cause skin damage.
Trauma Guideline Manual______________Upstate Medical University Trauma Center53PRACTICE GUIDELINES: TRAUMATIC NON-PENETRATING TETRAPLEGIA ORPARAPLEGIAOBJECTIVES:1. To define diagnostic approaches to non-penetrating spinal cord injuries.2. To define early therapeutic intervention strategies for spinal cord injuries.DEFINITIONS:1. Traumatic tetraplegia: Any non-penetrating complete spinal cord injury associated with aspinal cord or nerve root deficit not involving the cranial nerves above and including C8, T1roots.2. Traumatic paraplegia: Any non-penetrating complete spinal cord injury associated with aspinal cord or nerve root deficit below and including T2.3. Complete: Any spinal cord injury associated with a complete motor and sensory deficitbelow the level of the injury.4. Incomplete: Any sensory or motor sparing below the level of injury including perianalsensation.GUIDELINES:1. Follow the ABC’s.2. Perform a complete neurologic exam looking for neurologic deficit and the level of thedeficit.3. Maintain spine precautions.4. Obtain X-rays according to the C-spine and thoracic and lumbo-sacral injury protocols.5. If tetraplegia or paraplegia are noted, perform a bulbocavernosus reflex test:a. Male: pull on penis while examining for an increase in rectal tone.b. Female: pull on Foley catheter while examining for an increase in rectal tone.c. If this reflex is present, then spinal shock is not occurring and injury will usually notimprove.d. If this reflex is absent, then spinal shock (spinal neuroplexus) may be occurring andultimate outcome of injury is masked.e. Document presence or absence of bulbocavernosus reflex.6. Consult the orthopedic or neurosurgery spine service immediately.7. Neurogenic shock may occur with Cerebaral or Spinal injuries down to T4-6.a. Place Foley and monitor urine output.b. Follow frequent blood pressures.c. If patient has SBP
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