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Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Symptoms and signs
- Numbness (loss of sensation) in any part of the body - Weakness of muscle after trauma - Urinary or faecal incontinence with loss of feeling around the anus. - Neck pain elicited by touching
! Be extremely gentle when touching ! the back of the patient with suspected spinal cord injury
Do’s Seek medical help as soon as possible.
As a first aider
Don’ts Unless the patient is in a dangerous place, do not move the patient.
