Anatomy & Physiology (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134156415
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 14, Problem 1CCS
10-Year-Old Boy with Spinal Injury
On arrival at Holyoke Hospital, Jimmy Chin, a 10–year-old boy, is immobilized on a rigid stretcher so that he is unable to move his head or trunk. The paramedics report that he was awake and alert after his accident at the skateboard park, but crying and complaining that he couldn't get up and that he had a “wicked headache." He has severe bruises on his upper back and head, and lacerations of his back and scalp. His blood pressure is low, body temperature is below normal, lower limbs are paralyzed, and he is insensitive to painful stimuli below the nipples. Although still alert on arrival, Jimmy soon begins to drift in and out of unconsciousness.
Jimmy is immediately scheduled for a CT scan, and an operating room is reserved.
Relative to Jimmy's condition:
1. Why were his head and torso immobilized for transport to the hospital?
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Ch. 14.9 - Prob. 11CYUCh. 14 - All of the following characterize the ANS except...Ch. 14 - Relate each of the following terms or phrases to...Ch. 14 - The white rami communicates contain what kind of...Ch. 14 - Collateral sympathetic ganglia are involved with...Ch. 14 - Briefly explain why the following terms are...Ch. 14 - Describe the anatomical relationship of the white...Ch. 14 - Prob. 7SAQCh. 14 - Which of the effects listed in response to...Ch. 14 - Which ANS fibers release acetylcholine? Which...Ch. 14 - Describe the meaning and importance of sympathetic...Ch. 14 - Prob. 11SAQCh. 14 - Describe the importance of the hypothalamus in...Ch. 14 - Postganglionic neurons are also called ganglionic...Ch. 14 - 10-Year-Old Boy with Spinal Injury On arrival at...Ch. 14 - 10-Year-Old Boy with Spinal Injury On arrival at...Ch. 14 - 10-Year-Old Boy with Spinal Injury On arrival at...Ch. 14 - Prob. 4CCSCh. 14 - 10-Year-Old Boy with Spinal Injury On arrival at...Ch. 14 - Prob. 6CCSCh. 14 - 10-Year-Old Boy with Spinal Injury On arrival at...Ch. 14 - Prob. 8CCS
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