Accidents causing high number of spinal injuries; timely and proper help need of the hour.

According to a recent survey, in USA itself car accidents are the leading cause of Spinal trauma among young. We don't have comparative figures for India but given our abysmal accident rate, in India the numbers must be much higher. Yet the trauma care for accident victims/those with serious Spinal injuries hardly exist. Given how Indians have taken fancy to modern cars which are driven at breakneck speed, the accident rate is bound to go up and generally in such accidents Spinal injuries are very common but we are still not according this issue a top priority that it deserves. Few seconds can make a difference between life and death.

 

Simple things like supporting the neck and back while lifting the patient who has injured his back, and making him rest on a hard surface, can save his life, otherwise the life of a person might be saved but there are chances of severe spinal injury and the patient can also get paralytic for lifetime. Avoid driving fast on speed breakers while taking the victim to the hospital because it will cause more internal bleeding. Also make sure that patient’s all body parts are getting oxygen and there is minimum blood loss. Timeliness is of great concern while acting up on such type of accidents. By following these simple steps you can easily save a person’s life.