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What can occur following lateral displacement or compression?
Fracture of the vertebrae
What is a flail chest?
When 3 or more adjacent ribs are fractured, each in two places, the segment of the chest wall between the fractures becomes a free-floating segment.
Why is flail chest a particularly dangerous injury?
The underlying lungs may be damaged.
How is flail chest treated?
Bandaging the injured side to provide firm support to the damaged area.
Where do fracture of the ribs most commonly occur?
Between ribs 3-10.
What is spina bifida?
A congenital defect of the vertebral column resulting from a failure of the laminae of vetebrae to fuse, exposing the meninges, spinal cord, or both.
What area on the vertebral column is mainly affected?
the lumbar area.
What percentage of spina bifida could be prevented and how?
If mothers would take folic acid, over 50% can be prevented.
What is a sign that an infant may have spina bifida?
A little tuft of hair
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What is anencephaly and how can it be prevented?
The baby is born with all or part of its brain missing, it can be treated by taking folic acid.
If a baby has spina bifida, where is the resulting paralysis?
lifelong paralysis of defect distal.
How much folic acid should women of childbearing age in the United States consume?
.4 milligrams per day
In what foods can you find folic acid?
low fat milk, yogurt, and cottage cheese, whole wheat, 2-4 eggs per week, orange/grapefruit juice, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, strawberries or rasberries, liver, raw veggies: spinach, bok choy, broccoli, cauliflower, dandelion greens and escarole, cooked veggies: corn, asparagus, spinach, collard greens. Have beans instead of meat occasionally.