Catastrophic injury

Explain will this player be able to breathe on his own after this injury? And at what level(s) of the spine would you suspect an injury?

A & P Questions 1. A football player drops his head to make a tackle, upon contact he suffers a catastrophic cervical spine injury, severing the spinal cord at the C2 level. Will this player be able to breathe on his own after this injury? Why or why not? 2. A patient involved in a […]

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