The initial management of people with actual or suspected spinal cord injury in high dependency and intensive care units by Paul Harrison, RGN, ONC, ENB 371, MAEd
Paul Harrison, RGN, ONC, ENB 371, MAEd
The initial management of people with actual or suspected spinal cord injury in high dependency and intensive care units
Information for acute care sector staff
The Spinal Injuries Association would like to thank Coloplast, the sponsors of this reprint.
Published by the Spinal Injuries Association Supported by 76 St James’s Lane London N10 3DF Tel: 020 8444 2121 Website: www.spinal.co.uk Published by June 2000
Financial support provided by the Department of Health from the Section 64 grant scheme and the National Lottery Charities Board
Illustrations executed by Louise E. Hunt and Claire Macdonald from the North East Wales School of Art and Design, NEWI (thanks Yadzia). Illustrations undertaken with the kind assistance of nursing staff from the Princess Royal Spinal Injuries Unit, Sheffield and National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dunlaoghaire.
Artwork for page make-up originated by Sammy Frimpong and Khadine Sinclair students on the HND Typographic Design Course at the London College of Printing (thanks Dave D.)
Front Cover by James Shearman
Medical Proof reader was Michelle Clarke
Index was compiled by Dr Laurence H. Errington
Edited by Dominic Joyeux (SIA)
Printed by design print solutions ltd
Copyright of text remains with Paul Harrison and SIA Copyright of illustrations is retained by L.E. Hunt, C. Macdonald and SIA
2000 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, without prior written permission of the publisher.
ISBN 0-9531237-8-2
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