Reference no: EM133410029

Case Scenario based upon the Nervous System: Brad and his friends were out on a Sunday afternoon, riding motorcycles. They had a home-made track with many hills for jumping and obstacles to maneuver. On his third lap around the track, he lost control and was thrown from the bike. When his friends reached him, Brad was conscious but was unable to move. Even though they were way out of town...thankfully, they were in an area that had cell reception. The 911 operated walked them through assessing Brad's condition. Since, he did not seem to have any visible signs of bleeding wounds, they were told not to move him. They were advised just to talk to him and try to keep him coherent. By the time the ambulance arrived, 25 minutes had passed. The EMT's rushed Brad to the emergency room, where doctor's found him with no feeling from the neck down. Brad was unable to move his arms nor his legs, however he was breathing on his own. At what spinal level did Brad's injury likely have occurred? After three weeks in the hospital, he gained some sensation in his hands and after months of therapy...he regained "some" use of his arms. Would immediate ice therapy have possibly changed Brad's outcome? If after one year, Brad has not made any additional progress...is he likely to regain any more movement in his upper extremities? Since he is now wheel-chair bound, what musculoskeletal changes will he see in his legs? Does he still have control over his bowels? Will Brad now have the longevity that he once did, prior to sedentary confinement?