The school nurse is teaching a session on ways to prevent spinal cord injuries to a group of middle-school students
Which health promotion information should the nurse include? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Wear a helmet while riding a bicycle or motorcycle.
2. Eat a well-balanced diet with sufficient calcium.
3. Wear sunglasses.
4. Do not dive into unfamiliar water.
5. Do not ride in a car with someone who has been drinking.
1,4,5
Rationale 1: A key to reducing injuries is to protect the head and neck. Wearing a helmet for these activities helps provide that protection.
Rationale 2: Eating a well-balanced diet with sufficient calcium is good health information, but it is not specific to preventing spinal cord injury.
Rationale 3: Sunglasses protect the eyes but are not considered primary protection against injury to the spine.
Rationale 4: Diving into unfamiliar water or into familiar water that is at an unfamiliar level may result in cervical spine injury.
Rationale 5: The combination of friends and alcohol can reduce the driver's judgment, causing a motor vehicle accident, which is a major cause of SCI.
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