Spinal cord injury (SCI) is always a medical emergency as it could lead to chronic painful conditions, permanent paralysis or even death. Head injury occurs when a sudden physical assault on the head causes damage to the brain. Take the test below and see how much you know about these injuries and how to deal with them. All the best!
Questions and Answers
1.
What do you look for in a spinal cord injury?
A. 
A broken Foot
B. 
And Ichy arm
C. 
Deformity
D. 
A hang nail
2.
What do you do with a person who has a spinal cord Injury?
A. 
Bend the neck
B. 
Stabilize their head and neck against movement
C. 
Stretch their back
D. 
Lift their legs
3.
A skull Fracture is NOT a type of head injury.
A. 
True
B. 
False
4.
What do you look for for a head injury?
A. 
Scalp wound
B. 
Swollen foot
C. 
A bloody finger
D. 
A bruised knee
5.
How to treat your scalp wound?
A. 
Let them bleed
B. 
Put pressure around wound
C. 
Move their head
D. 
Push as hard as you can on head
6.
A concussion is not a brain injury
A. 
True
B. 
False
7.
A neurosurgeon is a type of doctor that cares for brain injuries
A. 
True
B. 
False
8.
Crying for no apparent reason is not a symptom of a brain injury.
A. 
True
B. 
False
9.
A bleeding scalp wound does affect blood supply to the brain.
A. 
True
B. 
False
10.
If the person is unresponsive do you open the airway first?
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Sample Question
A 19 year old gang member presented in the ER with a stab wound of the neck. Neurological examination revealed left hemiparesis with complete loss of vibratory and joint position sense below C6 on the same side as the weakness. Loss of pain and temperature sensation was elicited on the left at C6 only and on the right below C6. An MRI of the cervical spinal cord will reveal which of these findings?