title: [Update on current care guidelines: spinal cord injury].
abstract: Traumatic spinal cord injury is most common among men between 16 and 30 years. Prevention should be targeted both on traffic safety and individual behaviour Key issues in patient care are safe transfer from the place of injury to a hospital, diagnostic imaging (primarily CT, MRI if needed) and assessment of neurological injury by AIS-questionnaire, early surgical decompression and stabilisation for most cases, and treatment and rehabilitation starting from the emergency room and extending to life-long care carried out by a multi-professional team.
authors: Eija
authors: E
authors: Ahoniemi
authors: Sarianna
authors: S
authors: Savolainen
authors: Antti
authors: A
authors: Malmivaara
authors: Timo
authors: T
authors: Pohjolainen
authors: Gerhard
authors: G
authors: Baer
authors: Antti
authors: A
authors: Dahlberg
authors: Pekka
authors: P
authors: Hellström
authors: Jyrki
authors: J
authors: Kankare
authors: Antti
authors: A
authors: Ronkainen
authors: Aarne
authors: A
authors: Ylinen
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014187:Transportation of Patients