You Are Working with Your Patient with a Spinal Cord

Multiple Choice

You are working with your patient with a spinal cord injury on a tilt table and the patient complains of onset of headache accompanied by flushing and "goose bumps." Your response would be to:

A) Continue treatment and provide him a washcloth to cool his temperature.
B) Check the catheter for kinking and position the patient upright ASAP.
C) Lie the patient flat ASAP.
D) Encourage your patient to move his arms actively.