lecture 7: SCI injury wheel sports Flashcards
(146 cards)
SCi are only quadriplegia>
false, also para
how are SCI acquired
through some kind of trauma
what are the 5 causes of SCI
motor vehicles falls violence sportt injuries other
what is the percentage of SCI from motor vehicles
48%
what is the percentage of SCI from falls
21
what is the percentage of SCI from sport injuries
14
what is the percentage of SCI from violence
14
when it comes to falls causing SCI who is more at trisk
cotnruction workers and seniors
sport injuries causing SCI are only from competitive sports
false, also recoretional
which sport is number 1 for for SCI
diving (pool and lake)
what is the link between SCI and olfactory bulb
ttthe neurons in the olf bulb can be regenerated ad used to jelp people with spinal cord injuries to repair and regroq
where do they inject cells from olf bulb in SCI and why
in the lesion and to reconnnect connections with neurons in the spine
how mant new cases per year of SCI
1100 new cases per year and
how many canandians are living with the impacts of SCI
44,000 Canadians
now living with the impacts of a SCI
what are the annual health care costs
3.6 bil
what are the lfietime care costs per person for SCI
1.6-3 mil
why is the range per personn in costs for SCI so large
the cost deoends on the severity and the age
how is more likely to suffer from SCI females or males and what percentage)
males (80%)
about 80% of SCI are males and in the age range of BLANK
16-30
about 80% of SCI are males and in the age range of 16-30… why
because of work, theyre more impulsive,, risk takers
true or false: lesions can only be complete
false can also be imcomplete
what is the percentage of complete vs incomplete SCI
50-50
in the past was there more complete or incomplete lisions
complete
why is there a decrease in complete lesions now vs in the past
meds, car sagetly belt and airbags, paramedics (for spinal immobilization)