Question

The emergency department is awaiting the arrival of a client with a spinal cord injury. Knowing the innervation of the diaphragm, a client with which type of injury may be in need of immediate mechanical ventilation? Injury to the:

a) C4 area.
b) T4 area.
c) T1 area.
d) C7 area.

Answer 1

The correct answer is - option A.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is mention in the question that the client is experiencing innervation of the diaphragm which is the main organ that helps in the movement of the muscle during inspiration.

The diaphragm is innervated by the phrenic nerve roots that arise mainly from the C4 of the spinal cord however it also arises from C5 and C3. C4 is the site that presents at the level of cervical. INjury at this site may need immediate mechanical ventilation.

Thus, the correct answer is - option A.