Critical Care 3 – Spinal Cord Injury

This is the third case in a series looking at critical care medicine. A 46-year-old woman pinned between truck and car has been resuscitated in ED and multiple injuries were identified, including bilateral rib fractures with flail chest, liver laceration and unstable T5-6 fractures with reduction of canal diameter. ICU has admitted the patient while she awaits OR later today to stabilize the spine.