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Common Terms
TERM FULL NAME EXPLANATION
Restricted Fluids
SAT’s
SCI
TPR
Ultrasound
‘Uro’
VC
Restricted Fluids
Programme
Oxygen Saturation
Spinal Cord Injury
(or impairment)
Temperature Pulse
Respiratory Rate
Ultrasound
Examination
Urodynamics
Vital Capacity
A programme that carefully monitors the
amount of fluids you have each day to help
with your bladder care
Describes the percentage of oxygen in your
blood
A medical description concerning a
particular type of injury or impairment to the
spinal cord
Your ‘vital signs’ are monitored daily and the
results are kept on a ‘TPR Chart’
A visual imaging examination that uses
sound (like radar) to produce pictures of your
‘insides’
The department that specialises in bladder
functions
Measures the volume of your lungs as you
breathe out
‘Video’ Video Cystometry An x-ray ‘movie’ of your bladder working
X-ray
X-ray examination
A still photograph that shows dense objects
in your body, i.e. bones
“It can take me 10mins to do the smallest
thing but hey, I did it myself. I think back
when I first got my car. I could drive by
myself and this meant my independence
really increased. But you still have to be
able to get in and out by yourself. What
I did was make sure no one was around
when I did it. I was out with friends and
then decided to go home by myself. They
watched me get in the car by myself, offering
to help, but I needed to do it myself. Getting
in the car is easy, it is getting out that is
the hard part. So I went home and it took
15-20 mins to get out of the car. Now it
takes 1 minute.”
Tim Johnson C6/7
“I well remember when we arrived at [the
unit] after what seemed a very long and
slow ambulance ride from the airport. All
I could see were the tops of street lights.
My wife was with me and we were left
waiting in a corridor for a very long time,
with no idea of what was happening or
what we were supposed to do. My wife,
who is usually not very emotional, but
was, unknown to us, in the early stages
of pregnancy, was very upset and close
to tears. It was a very bad introduction
to what turned out to be a very caring,
friendly and useful establishment.”
Ian Popay T5
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