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A 80 year old man who has had a fall, broke neck, and he managed to walk 25 metres with a cervical spinal cord injury immediately after the fall, would it be the case that his cervical spinal cord injury was not life-threatening before he walked?
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Initially, this was obviously not critical, but maximal swelling occurs within 24-36 hrs, and the narrow spinal canal will result in increasing compression and cord damage if not decompressed surgically or medically. You are commended for looking at the bright side, and hope eventual outcome results in improvement.
Answered 3/31/2022
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A 80 year old man had a fall and broke his neck, injuring his cervical spinal cord. Immediately after the fall he walked 25 metres. Because he could walk was his cervical spinal cord injury not a life-threatening injury before he walked?
A 81 year old man had a fall, broke his neck and injured his cervical spinal cord. Immediately after the fall he managed to walk 25 metres. Would it have been the case that his cervical spinal cord injury was not life-threatening before he walked?
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I know cervical spinal cord injuries are a serious injury, but if a 80 old man could walk with a cervical spinal cord injury straight after the trauma, would that mean his cervical spinal cord injury was not life-threatening before he walked?
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