The Egyptian Society for Blood Transfusion Services
● Signs and Symptoms of Emergency Spinal Injury. Signs and symptoms of emergency spinal injury include:
• Severe back pain or pressure in your neck, head or back.
• Weakness, incoordination or paralysis in any part of the body.
• Numbness, tingling, or loss of feeling in the hands, fingers, feet, or toes.
• Loss of bladder or bowel control.
• Difficulty with balance and walking.
• Poor breathing after an injury.
• The neck or back is bent, or they are in a strange position.
● Symptoms of spinal injury that require a visit to the doctor:
Anyone who suffers major trauma to the head or neck needs immediate medical evaluation for a spinal injury. In fact, it is safe to assume that trauma patients suffer from a spinal injury, until proven otherwise, for the following reasons:
• Uncle's injury did not appear
Vertebral disease that calls for a visit to the doctor:
Anyone who suffers major trauma to the head or neck needs immediate medical evaluation for a spinal injury. In fact, it is safe to assume that trauma patients suffer from a spinal injury, until proven otherwise, for the following reasons:
• A serious spinal injury is not always apparent immediately, and if the injury is not known, a more serious injury may occur.
• The feeling of numbness or paralysis may appear immediately or gradually.
• The time between injury and treatment is critical in determining the extent and severity of complications and the likely extent of treatment.