Cervical/Nerve injuries in Sports

How many cervical vertebra do you have?

• 3
• 12
• 7
• 5

How many pairs of cervical spinal nerve are there? * this is a trick question

• 7

• 8

• 12

• 5

What passes through the vertebral canal/foramen?

• Spinal nerves

• Vertebral artery

• Spinal cord

• The brain

 A brain injury that changes the way your brain normally works. A bump, blow or jolt to the head or a blow to the body that causes the head to move rapidly back and forth.

• headache
• concussion
• MHR
• spine injury

Which of the following be a result of a C1-C2 neck injury to the spinal cord?

• oh you'll be fine, walk it off

• rest for 2 weeks and ice, stretching

• never walking again

Could a patient with a C7 fracture and damage to the spinal cord be able to bend their elbows?

• yes

• no

which is an example of an INDIRECT injury

• a volleyball player diving to the floor and sliding into the bleachers, hitting her head.

• a baseball player sliding into 2nd base and hitting the shortstop in the ankles.

• a softball player running into the fence trying to catch a foul ball down the third base line

• a CC runner not eating lunch and passing out after running 2 miles.

The most dangerous sport for a catastrophic injury is...

• Pole Vaulting

• Football

• Cheerleading

• Baseball

The sport that has the most injuries reported each year, minor injuries and severe injuries...

• Football

• Wrestling

• Cheerleading

• Track and Field

• Soccer

What is a better situation, a football player unconscious laying which way....

• Supine (on their back)

• Prone (on their stomach)