Spinal injuries are a very serious, and even life-threatening, problem facing
             almost everyone at some point in there lives. If a broken vertebra pinches a
             spinal nerve, paralysis may result. The spine is a column of vertebrae stacked one
             on the next from the skull's base to the tail bone. Each vertebra is hollow
             through the center where the spinal cord runs through.
             There are some signs and symptoms that you should check for if you suspect
             spinal injury on an injured person. Head injuries may indicate that the head may
             have been snapped in one of more directions. If the victim is conscious, ask
             them if they feel a pain when they move their arms or legs. Also, the victim may
             feel numbness, tingling, weakness, or burning in their arms of legs. They may
             also lose control of their bowls or bladder. However, deformity or an odd
             looking angle of the head serves as the best clue to a serious spinal injury.
             If the victim is unconscious, you should check for cuts, bruises and
             deformities; that may serve as a good clue to spinal injuries. You should also test
             their responses by pinching their hands and feet. If no reaction occurs, spinal
             The first and most important thing you should do is keep the victim immobile
             at all times. The only exeption to that would be if the victim is in a dangerous
             place such a burning building or car. The second first aid procedure you should
             administer would be monitoring the breathing by using a "jaw thrust." Be sure to
             keep the head and neck still. Victims usually required a neck splint, but one
             should not be put on by you. It takes at least two trained EMS people to put a
             neck brace on. Since you can not put on a brace, you should stabilize their neck
             by putting objects on both sides of the neck. Float the victim gently to shore and
             place them on a backboard in the water if they are in water.
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