links to SCI sites
Emergencies and Medical Complications after SCI
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
There is a wealth of information about a number of topics related to SCI. Check out the Fact Sheets from A to Z. These are downloadable in PDF Format here.
There are Fact Sheets related to Emergencies and Complications such as:
Autonomic Dysreflexia; Deep Vein Thrombosis; Heterotopic Ossification; Hypotension; Medical Air Transportation; MRSA staph infection; and Osteoporosis.
The main website is http://www.christopherreeve.org
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
The NSCIA has an A-Z Index of Resource Topics. Each topic has links to a variety of sites with information.
See the section on Medical Complications/Issues: http://spinalcord.org/resources/
The main website is http://www.spinalcord.org
SCI-Info-Pages
An informative resource about a spinal cord injury or other disabling injuries or diseases of the spine.
See the section on Other Health Issues at: http://www.sci-info-pages.com/other_issues.html
The main site is http://www.sci-info-pages.com
Spinal Cord Injury Information Network at UAB
This site is maintained by the UAB Model Spinal Cord Injury Center and offers educational and research information relevant to persons with SCI, their families, and others of interest.
A video on Bone Health (19 minutes) may be dowloaded or streamed from here.
A Heterotropic Ossification InfoSheet may be seen here.
An Autonomic Dysreflexia InfoSheet may be seen here.
The main site is http://www.spinalcord.uab.edu/
Spinal Cord Injury Manual for Patients and Families
Informative manual from the PoinTIS Web site provided by the Louis Calder Memorial Library of the University of Miami School of Medicine.
Go to the manual site at http://calder.med.miami.edu/pointis/sciman.html. In the menu on the left, select the topic: Other Medical Complications.
The main site is http://calder.med.miami.edu