CanadiEM Podcasts: CRACKCast, ClerkCast, CarmsCast, First Year Diaries CRACKCast E043 - Spinal Injuries
Oct 3, 2016
37:56
This episode covers Chapter 043 of Rosen’s Emergency Medicine, Spinal Injuries.
Episode Overview
- Describe the anatomical contents of the anterior and posterior spinal columns
- List cervical spinal injuries for the following mechanisms, and indicated whether they are stable or unstable
- Flexion x 6
- Shear / AP forces x 1
- Flexion-Rotation x 2
- Extension x 3
- Vertical Compression x 2
- List 8 unstable C-spine injuries
- Describe an approach to C-Spine X-rays, and define normal:
- Predental space
- Soft-tissue spaces
- Line of Swischuck
- Describe Canadian C-Spine Rule + Nexus Rule
- Describe incomplete cord lesions
- Describe:
- Wallenburgs Syndrome
- Dejeune Onion Skin Pattern of Analgesia
- Horners Syndrome
- Cauda Equina
- How does the bulbocavernosus reflex reflect the presence of spinal shock
- List features of sacral sparing
- List Dermatomes/ Myotomes / Spinal reflexes
- List 6 causes of Horner’s
- For what C-spine injuries is a CT-a indicated to R/O vascular injury
- Are Steroids indicated for C-spine injuries
- For whom is surgical intervention indicated immediately with a spinal cord injury
- Define neurogenic shock and describe its management
- Define spinal shock
- What is the risk of cervical injury in Down’s Syndrome? Rheumatoid Arthritis?
- What are the Denver criteria?