[mttb14]

The following link takes you to a spinal cord site with a printable card which you can print, laminate/cover, and carry on your person describing Autonomic Dysreflexia to anyone who may need to know.

If you need to be seen by a medical person, the card tells them the signs of AD and how best to treat you.

It also states that many doctors do not know the signs or have never seen a case of AD. This was true in 2004 in John's case.

http://www.sci-info-...om/ad_card.html

http://www.sci-info-pages.com/ad.html

Hope this helps anyone who may need it, John showed the triage nurse in A&E his card a fortnight ago and he was put straight into a room, was seen by a treating doctor, his urologist was called and he was taken to a ward, all really quickly.

Its also handy to have on your person in a wallet or purse, just in case you are unconscious and cannot speak up for yourself.

Maria

[dom]

yeah maria its a good idea,i have two emergency medical cards both sent from the 'spinal cord injuries association'
one is warning that i need continuity of bowel care and a freefone number/safety info at www.npsa.nhs.uk
and the other is a new one sent to me in which i fill out my medical needs on a concertina card
i would strongly advise people to get these cards as it may be a life/health saver especially if you are in an accident and can't communicate

[Apparelyzed]

Here's the Apparelyzed card.

It's 150dpi, so it looks big, but when you print it out it should be ok.


Download, print and cut it out, fold in half, and laminate.

Simon.

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•  autonomic_dysreflexia_card.pdf (69.96K)
  Number of downloads: 71

[mttb14]

Hi Simon,

As your card looks larger and easier to read, how do you print it?

I think they are a marvellous idea, especially if abroad, you could give it to a translator and they would understand much easier.

Maria.

[Apparelyzed]

Hold your cursor over the image, and hold your mouse button down, a menu should appear which allows you to save the image to your hard drive.

Then, open it in a graphics program, and print.

You could also download the file as a pdf file below, and print that.

Regards

Simon

Attached File(s)

•  autonomic_dysreflexia_card.pdf (71.17K)
  Number of downloads: 66

[russ1]

All of these card refer to high blood pressure - what none of them make clear is that high blood pressure in a SCI injured person may be a level considered normal for a non SCI. You should know what your normal blood pressure is. I know for a fact that my blood pressure is way below what is considered healthy in a non SCI person and that it's possible for me to have a life threatening AD with a blood pressure that would not be considered life threatening in a non SCI person.

[mttb14]

May be Simon can put a little section which reads my normal blood pressure is ........... and the person can fill that in before they laminate it. John's blood pressure is slightly lower than normal, but until his urological problems are sorted he takes Atenonol and bendrofluazide to keep it lower, otherwise when he is in retention his just goes sky high.

Maria

[Apparelyzed]

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May be Simon can put a little section which reads my normal blood pressure is ..........

Done!

My previous posts have been updated with the new card as well.

Regards

Simon

[mttb14]

Simon,

That was very prompt and it looks good in bold for them to see the BP easily.

Russ should be happy along with lots of other people.

Thanks

Maria

[jane]

russ1, on Jun 4 2006, 10:28 PM, said:

All of these card refer to high blood pressure - what none of them make clear is that high blood pressure in a SCI injured person may be a level considered normal for a non SCI. You should know what your normal blood pressure is. I know for a fact that my blood pressure is way below what is considered healthy in a non SCI person and that it's possible for me to have a life threatening AD with a blood pressure that would not be considered life threatening in a non SCI person.

Russ. I found this interesting. since my op to remove my heamangioma on my spinal cord (and therefore damage to it at c5) my blood pressure has been differnt. my bottom number has risen from 70 tp 95. my gp says it is not dangerous, but i keep having dizzy spells. and last night had a pounding headache at back of my head, felt dizzy etc. (went to loo, took some ppainreleif and went to bed. felt better this morning).