Complications in Patients With Spinal Cord Injuries Sustained in an Earthquake in Northern Pakistan

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Syeda Fizza Tauqir · Rawalpindi Medical University

Shahzad Gul · Rawalpindi Medical University

Asif Zafar · Rawalpindi Medical University

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Awareness of potential complications in patients with paraplegia is essential to care planning in the disaster setting. The priorities include skin, bowel, and bladder care and provision of prophylactic heparin. SCI post-disaster care requires comprehensive long-term planning.

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Disaster Response and Management Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances

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Published in: Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volume 30, Issue 4, pp. 373-377

DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2007.11753955

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Complications in Patients With Spinal Cord Injuries Sustained in an Earthquake in Northern Pakistan

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