Archive for the 'Aging with SCI' Category

AGING WITH SCI: Aging, SCI, and Research

Thursday, September 1st, 2005

Diana Weinel, MS, RN, ONC
Edited by Susan S. Thomason, MN, RN, APRN-BC
Introduction
The life expectancy of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) has increased greatly since the 1960s. Today, that life expectancy is close to 80% of that of individuals without SCI. It is not uncommon to see people with SCI […]

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Identification and Management of Autonomic Dysreflexia in the Emergency Department

Thursday, September 1st, 2005

An abstract of selected literature
Edited by Susan B. Greco, RN, MSN, CRRN
Dunn, K. L. (2004). Identification and management of autonomic dysreflexia in the emergency department. Topics in Emergency Medicine, 26(3), 254-259.
While autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is a potentially life-threatening syndrome that can occur in persons with spinal cord injury or dysfunction (SCI/D) at or […]

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