Spinal cord injury stabilisation and treatment can cause stress

A person who suffers a spinal cord injury in an accident often needs considerable medical care. This medical care usually begins in the emergency department and continues at a medical care center that can accommodate the patient’s needs. When the injury first occurs, stabilising the patient is the top priority.

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Spinal cord injuries during childhood can be challenging

A child who suffers a spinal cord injury can often face considerable obstacles throughout life. The child’s parents and other family members also face some lifestyle adjustments. These adjustments and obstacles can greatly affect the child and all the family members.

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Pedestrians can be killed in impaired driving accidents

Impaired driving is a big problem in Canada, including in Ontario. Drivers who are impaired lack the ability to react to obstacles and situations that occur while they are driving. That delayed or absent reaction can lead to horrible accidents.

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Teens often require continued care after a brain injury

In our previous post, we discussed how there seems to be a connection between teenagers who drink energy drinks and traumatic brain injuries. That post touched on how teens who suffer TBIs often have a variety of effects from the injury. Dealing with those effects often means that the teen needs continued care long after the TBI.

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