1. Spinal cord injury is caused by:
Answer trauma or damage to the spinal cord
2. Young adult men between ages of:
Answer 16 and 30 years have the greatest risk forSCI
3. SC injuries most common cause:
Answer Motor vehicle collisions
4. Spinal cord injury can result from:
Answer
cord compression by bone displacementinterruption of blood supply to the cord
traction resulting from pulling on the cord
5. Penetrating trauma such as:
Answer gunshot and stab wounds can cause tearing andtransection
6. The initial mechanical disruption of axons as a result of:
Answer stretch or lacerationis referred to as primary injury
7. Secondary injury is:
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