Assignment: Quarry Dive Accident

2022 Summer SMART 12 Anatomy & Physiology
2022-07-12T02:44:20Z

Due: Jul 13, 2022 by 7am

A young man has an accident while diving at the rock quarry.

Paramedics radio ahead to the ER where you work:

incoming trauma, ETA 3 minutes:

“22 year old male… blood pressure 100/70, heart rate 75 bpm, normal respirations….. Unsure if he lost consciousness, but patient is conscious and alert now….

Patient was in hyper-flexed-tucked position when he hit the rock, lacerating the right side of his head, neck and upper back….

Immobilized, stabilized and loaded into transport upon arrival…”

Patient Complaints:

•Severe pain upon impact

•Loss of sensation and movement in his right arm and leg

•Severe headache, dizziness & nausea

Review the Patient's Exam Results

Is this a Brain Injury or a Spinal Cord Injury?

Discuss the case with your group and then answer the following questions - you do not have to agree with your group, just support your claim with evidence.

A young man has an accident while diving at the rock quarry.

Paramedics radio ahead to the ER where you work:

incoming trauma, ETA 3 minutes:

“22 year old male… blood pressure 100/70, heart rate 75 bpm, normal respirations….. Unsure if he lost consciousness, but patient is conscious and alert now….

Patient was in hyper-flexed-tucked position when he hit the rock, lacerating the right side of his head, neck and upper back….

Immobilized, stabilized and loaded into transport upon arrival…”

Patient Complaints:

•Severe pain upon impact

•Loss of sensation and movement in his right arm and leg

•Severe headache, dizziness & nausea

Review the Patient's Exam Results

Is this a Brain Injury or a Spinal Cord Injury?

Discuss the case with your group and then answer the following questions - you do not have to agree with your group, just support your claim with evidence.