A 20-year-old male is found unconscious after a diving accident in a swimming pool. He dove into the shallow end. He has a GCS of 6 and is not moving ...

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A 20-year-old male is found unconscious after a diving accident in a swimming pool. He dove into the shallow end. He has a GCS of 6 and is not moving his limbs. His breathing is diaphragmatic with a rate of 8. What is the most likely level of spinal cord injury?

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C3-C5

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L1-L2

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T1-T4

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T6-T10

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C6-C7

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

A 20-year-old male is found unconscious after a diving accident in a swimming pool. He dove into the shallow end. He has a GCS of 6 and is not moving his limbs. His breathing is diaphragmatic with a rate of 8. What is the most likely level of spinal cord injury?