NPRO 2100 Case Study Spinal Cord Injury
Case Scenario T.W. is a 22-year-old man who fell 50 feet from a chairlift while skiing and landed on hard-packed snow. He is now at the emergency department (ED) with a suspected T5-T6 fracture with paraplegia. Provider Orders: ⎯ Insert Foley catheter ⎯ ECG monitoring ⎯ Immobilize the cervical spine ⎯ Oxygen at 4L/min via nasal cannula ⎯ Initiate two large-bore IVs ⎯ Neurologic assessment every hour ⎯ Apply warming blankets as needed
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