These days when the weather is getting warmer, we are all planning to go to a holiday destination to cool off. For those who do not have the opportunity to go on vacation, places such as pools and public beaches are a great opportunity to cool off.
So, have you ever thought about what might happen to you when you jump into the water with the dream of cooling off?
What if this desire to cool down causes you to spend the next part of your life in a wheelchair?
Don't let your desire to cool down be your last regret.
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In our country, 2086 spine and spinal cord injury cases reach hospitals every year. Unfortunately, 1300 cases are lost before reaching the hospital. 86% of the injured die in the first 6 hours and the rest in the first 24 hours. The most common cause is traffic accidents, the second most common cause is falls, and the third most common cause is sports injuries. Almost all of these sports injuries occur as a result of diving and jumping into shallow water.
Injuries caused by diving and jumping into water are mostly seen in men between the ages of 15-25. The reason for this is socio-cultural, not medical; jumping headlong is considered a kind of bravery game, a display of power among young men, and stems from a kind of show-off curiosity specific to young men.
As a result of spinal injury, the patient suffers from spine pain, loss of strength and loss of sensation. In case of any symptoms such as, the patient should be called 112 without moving and the emergency department of the nearest hospital should be applied immediately. Vertebral injury may not always be accompanied by spinal cord injury. However, it should not be forgotten that there is always a risk of injury to the spinal cord.
As a result of spinal cord injury, the patient may not have any symptoms, and strokes may occur that may cause permanent consequences for life. The immobilization of the patient with spinal trauma should be continued until immediate radiographs are taken and it is shown that there is no fracture or fracture/slip. Incorrect handling or unprotected intervention may cause paralysis or even death. Following the examination and imaging methods performed in the emergency department, the patient should be diagnosed and the necessary treatment should be given under the most appropriate conditions.
After spinal trauma, the patient suffers from spinal fractures and the ligament that stabilizes the spine. There may be ruptures in the connective tissue elements we call man, broken bone fragments pressing on the spinal cord and the nerves leaving the spinal cord and going to our arms and legs, traumatic hernias, edema without bleeding or fracture in the membranes surrounding the spinal cord, and spinal cord injury.
We must take our own precautions to avoid these permanent consequences. . First of all, we need to remember that the depth of the water will not always be estimated accurately when we look from the shore or from above. The possibility of a rock or similar object under the water should always be taken into consideration.
Therefore, the biggest risk is murky waters with no visible bottom and pools of unknown depth. Studies indicate that the safe water depth is at least 2 meters. As a result, as a general rule, one should take precautions and prefer to jump into the water by nailing instead of diving headfirst into it, even if it is more than two meters deep. If we cannot predict the depth, one should never jump into the water (do not jump in any way, including nailing) We must enter the water slowly, controlling it with our feet. In this way, we can eliminate the risk of our lives becoming darker while trying to cool off.
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