Description
Spinal Cord Case Study
Objectives
Apply critical thinking skills to a clinical case study
Research a case and determine what adaptations the patient may need
Write a report regarding spinal cord injuries and adaptations needed due to these injuries
Core Objectives - Critical thinking skills, Written Communication
Instructions
Your team will receive a case study of a patient with a spinal cord injury, including a completed ASIA (American Spinal Injury Association) Spinal Cord Injury form.
Using the information in the form and the case study, your job is to:
- Determine the neurological level of the injury
- Determine what adaptive devices and equipment the patient may need for activities of daily living, including:
- Moving around (walking, wheelchair, etc.)
- Dressing and undressing
Resources
Information about Spinal Cord Injuries
- Apparelyzed www.apparelyzed.com/
- Kirschblum SC, et al. International Standards for Neurological Level of Spinal Cord Injury. (Revised 2011) Retrieved from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC323263... (Peer-reviewed journal)
- NOTE: This article CANNOT be used in your paper as a primary source. You will need to find another primary source to use.
Information about Adaptive Equipment
- ASIA Durable Medical Equipment Guide http://www.asia-spinalinjury.org/rehab/dme.php
- AbleData http://www.abledata.com/ (Search for a device or keyword, e.g. car)
- Allegro Medical www.allegromedical.com/
- Healthy Kin www.healthykin.com/default.aspx?
- Independent Living www.independentliving.com/default.asp
- Patterson Medical www.pattersonmedical.com/
- Wisdom King www.wisdomking.com/
Adaptive Equipment Suppliers
Hint: Click on the "Daily Living Aids" and "Mobility Aids" links.
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
OUTLINE
Title
Name
Institutional Affiliation
Professor’s Name
Date
1
SPINAL CORD INJURY
1
Spinal Cord Injury
Name
Institutional Affiliation
Date
SPINAL CORD INJURY
2
SPINAL CORD INJURY
A spinal cord injury is any harm caused in any part of the spinal cord which creates an impact in
the body. . The injury might be permanent which results in loss of strength and sensation in the
damaged area. The American Spinal Injury Association uses an unprecedented scale for the
universal classification of spinal code. A person with a spinal cord injury will have a given level
of spinal cord injury (Schuld, C. et al.2016).
According to the ISIA, the neurological injury of Brenda is a cervical level of injury, and that is
the reason why she cannot move her neck, the legs and the ar...