Questions Families Should Ask Their Trauma Care Medical Team
- How severe is my loved one’s spinal cord injury?
- Which neurological level of injury does my loved one have?
- What is my loved one’s ASIA/ISCoS score? What does this mean for his or her future recovery?
- How will the treatment you are doing right now help me/my loved one?
- What secondary symptoms do I need to be aware of in people with spinal cord injury?
- What kind of complications can arise from a spinal cord injury?
- How can I help prevent them in my loved one?
- What are the next steps? When will I know my loved one is ready for the next step?
- What is the goal of rehabilitation therapy?
- What level of independence can he/she look forward to having in life?
- How can I learn to take care of my loved one at home?
- What should I be looking for in a rehabilitation center?
- What other injuries occurred in addition to the spinal cord injury?
Produced by Shepherd Center and KPKinteractive in collaboration with the American Trauma Society, the National Spinal Cord Injury Association and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
