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Module 8: Spine & Spinal Cord Injuries

Segment 5: Assessment, Spinal Shock, & Neurogenic Shock

  • Assessing the SCI patient with the ASIA (or other) SCI scoring tool: motor and sensory exam
  • Non-invasive cardiac pacing
  • Transvenous pacing
  • Extremity splints for contracture prevention
  • Orthostatic hypotension management
  • Managing vasoactive medications in the SCI patient