Hypotension in acute spinal injury is due to:
ALoss of sympathetic tone
BLoss of parasympathetic tone
COrthostatic hypotension
DVasovagal attack
In a diving accident that severed the spinal cord below the sixth cervical vertebra, which of the following muscles would be affected?
ADeltoid
BInfraspinatus
CLevator Scapulae
DLatissimus Dorsi
In an accident involving potential cervical spine damage, the first line of management is:
Ax-ray
Bturn head to side
Cmaintain airway
Dstabilize the cervical spine
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