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Neck Problems and Injuries
Emergencies
Step One
Step Two
Do you have any of the following symptoms that require emergency treatment? Call 911 or other emergency services immediately.
- Neck pain that spreads from the chest area with other symptoms of a heart attack
- Severe neck
injury, such as an injury caused by a:
- •Motor vehicle accident
- •Fall from a height of 15ft or more
- •Major sports-related injury
- •Direct blow to the head or neck
- •High-energy blow to the top of the head
- •Penetrating injury, such as a stab wound or gunshot wound
- •Strangulation
- Signs of a spinal cord injury:
- •New weakness or inability to move an arm or leg
- •New continuous numbness of one or both arms or legs
- •New loss of bowel or bladder control
- A
decrease in level of consciousness:
- •Failure to respond to touch or voice
- •Extremely groggy, drowsy, or hard to wake up
- •Extremely confused or fighting
- Signs of shock:
- A rapidly forming swelling or lump in the throat that is causing any difficulty breathing:
WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise
Last Updated:
August 13, 2009
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