Trauma Reports – January 1, 2013
January 1, 2013
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An Update on Spinal Cord Injury: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment for the Emergency Physician
A spinal cord injury can be devastating. The National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC) has been collecting epidemiologic data on spinal cord injury (SCI) for nearly 40 years and has been able to provide the public and medical community with information on the evolution of SCI, including demographics, injury patterns, long-term prognosis, and socioeconomic impacts.