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What Could Cause Paraplegia?
I was in a accident at work a piece of machinery struck me in the back I had some numbness and slight pain and when I got to the ER the nurse put me in a wheelchair and took me over a large bump. when we went over the bump I felt horrible pain I almost passsed out. I was diagnosed with a L1 burst fracture and the Surgeon told me large bone fragment went into my spinal canal. Im now a paraplegic. Should I had been placed in a wheelchair? and could the bump she took me over caused my Paraplegia because of the unstable injury?
Wed, 20 Aug 2014
Sir, if u went to the ER walking/if you could move your legs and feet in particular before you reached the ER, then there is a chance that the bump you had might have aggravated your injury. It is a standard protocol to place a patient suspected of spine injury not just on a trolley but on a spine board. Transferring such a patient on a wheelchair is notn advisable.
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