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 car accident is under your care in the emergency department. He reports he cannot feel or move his legs. At what level(s) of the spine would you suspect an 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?
