Guidelines on the Management of Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in a General Hospital
The potential for spinal column/spinal cord injury [SCI] should be suspected in all cases of high velocity road traffic accidents. Unguarded falls, particularly of elderly individuals, diving injuries, and rugby accidents all have a potential to result in significant neurological deficit. Hyperextension injuries to the cervical spine, particularly in the elderly can result in significant neurological deficit without clear evidence of a bony injury.