Penatalaksanaan Trauma Spinal

Abstract

Spinal trauma has a potential capability for catastrophic neurologic injury and physical injury. Spinal Trauma usually involved bony elements (vertebral spine), spinal cord, nerve roots, peripheral nerves and soft tissue. Early treatment should begun at the site of injury and during transportation to hospital. Protection to cervical spine and cervical spinal cord and patent respiration are the top priorities. There has been an established definitive procedures for the treatment of spinal trauma.

Trauma Spinal adalah salah satu trauma yang sering mengakibatkan cacat berat baik fisik maupun neurologik. Trauma Spinal mengenai elemen-elemen tulang, kolumna vertebralis, jaringan lunak disekitarnya dan struktur neurologik, medula spinalis, radices dan saraf perifer. Penanganan harus sudah dilakukan sejak dari tempat kejadian dan di transportasi ke rumah sakit. Proteksi terhadap kolumna vertebralis servikalis dan medula spinalis servikalis serta lancarnya jalan pernafasan merupakan prioritas utama. Prosedur penatalaksanaan sampai prosedur operasi sudah menganut prosedur baku.