The nurse is providing community education regarding spinal cord injuries to a group of young adults. Which information should the nurse include?
1. "The most common cause of spinal cord injury in your age group is trauma from motor vehicle accidents or sports-related accidents.".
2. "Spinal tumors are the most common cause of all injuries to the spinal cord and are not dependent on age.".
3. "Young people have a poorer survival rate than do older people.".
4. "Nontraumatic causes of spinal cord injury such as infection or inflammation are more common in younger people.".
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Rationale 1: Young adults are most likely to suffer a SCI from trauma such as MVAs or sports-related accidents.
Rationale 2: Spinal tumors are not the cause of the majority of SCIs.
Rationale 3: Older patients with severe injury have the poorest survival rates.
Rationale 4: Nontraumatic causes are more common in those over age 40.
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