Thursday, 27 November 2014

Spinal first aid

A spinal injury patient suffers more during the post-injury than the injury itself. The golden rules to be followed while handling a spinal injury patient are:






1. A spinal injury victim must be lifted by not less than 4-5 people ensuring than no pressure is put on the neck.
2. Place the victim on a wooden hard board while lifting.
3. While the patient is shifted to hospital, he must be shifted in a careful manner making sure that there is minimum body movement.

These are the three necessary steps to be kept in mind in while handling a spinal patient.

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