Angela Rockwood-Nguyen C4 Injury by Cheyanna Buckingham https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft Kiersten Daugherty and Chey Buckingham en-us 2016-10-07 15:46:33 UTC 2023-02-11 02:23:03 UTC hello@padlet.com What is C4 injury? https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130991207 It is an injury to the fourth cervical vertebra. This is a serious injury because it affects the nerves that runs to the diaphragm, which allows us to breath.
CB]]> 2016-10-16 19:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130991207 Physical Challenges  2030751 https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130994464 Need the help of a ventilator to breath. Need assistance with getting into and out of the wheelchair.
CB ]]> 2016-10-16 20:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130994464 Angela Rockwood-Nguyen's Recovery 2030751 https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130994850 After the accident, the doctor gave her a three percent chance of regaining motor systems and feeling below her neck. She went through three months of physical therapy before she was able to touch the top of her head. She was able to use a manual wheelchair after she received a stem-cell transplant. 
KD]]> 2016-10-16 20:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130994850 Sources  2030751 https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130995177 http://alchetron.com/Angela-Rockwood-369256-W http://www.spinalcord.com/c3-c4-c5-vertebrae-spinal-cord-injuryhttp://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=83810&page=2 http://www.apparelyzed.com/support/functionality/c4.html]]> 2016-10-16 20:11:11 UTC https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130995177 Medical Information  2030751 https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130995459 There is no treatment that will reverse the damage. Doctors focus on preventing further damage to the spine and try to save remaining motor functions. 
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CB]]> 2016-10-16 20:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130997937 Medical Information  2030751 https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130997955 Patients can regain some sensory functions and/or motor functions by the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drugs. 
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]]> 2016-10-16 20:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130997955 Medical Information  2030751 https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130997970 Physical therapy is an important part for recovery to help retain the use of the muscles not affected by the injury and to help those that were damaged. 
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]]> 2016-10-16 20:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130998011 Physical Challenge  2030751 https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130998055 Assistance to clear the throat and assistance with coughing. 
CB]]> 2016-10-16 20:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130998055 Physical Challenge  2030751 https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130998088 Can use a straw to drink independently, but will need assistance while eating. 
CB]]> 2016-10-16 20:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130998088 2030751 https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130999009 2016-10-16 21:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/130999009 How she became Injured (Background) https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/131000573 Angela Rockwood- Nguyen was a well known Model and Actress. She was known for her perfect 10 body and he friendly smile on and off of the screen. Angela had just recently gotten engaged and was excited to meet up with some girl friends to start planning her wedding. She was traveling to San Francisco with her friends when she was in an automobile accident. She was not wearing her seat belt at the time of the accident and says that she remembered seeing a white light and a mans figure before becoming entirely unconscious. She was very near death when she was taken to the hospital. When she woke up the next morning she was just thankful to be alive. She was told by doctors only 3% of her motor skills would return even after extensive physical rehabilitation. 

KD]]> 2016-10-16 21:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/131000573 2030751 https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/131001070 2016-10-16 21:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/131001070 Angela's take on the Accident.  https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/131002289 "When I was jerking up and down... the harness wedged into my chest and cut my blood and oxygen supply off. The trainers threw me on the table, took off the harness, checked for a pulse... there was nothing. My nurse started barking orders: “Call 911.” She started doing CPR. And I wasn’t coming around. And then finally, slowly I started coming back around and breathing. And I opened my eyes and looked at her. The first thing I said was, “It was so beautiful. I was there talking to all of those people.” And what’s funny is, [later on] I didn’t want to accept what had happened. I tried to say, “I probably just fainted. I had a dream.” I was in the ambulance calculating how much everything was going to cost, instead of thinking, I just freaking died and came back. Hello!" (Angela Rockwood-Nguyen).

KD ]]> 2016-10-16 21:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/131002289 Physical Challenges https://padlet.com/2030751/sh9adt6yfuft/wish/131003694 Angela as a model struggled at first with the idea of no longer being able to work out everyday and to develop muscle tone like she had before.

"I was that overachiever. I was that gym rat that was in the gym three hours every single day. I had almost the perfect 10 body, and I still struggled to make sure I was perfect. And then all of a sudden I get into a car accident, and here I am, my body’s atrophied, I have very thin arms, I’ve got my little “quad” belly, and my legs... I lost all my muscle tone. But the funny thing is, I look at my body now, and I love who I am! I embracemy body now. I’m so comfortable in my skin. When I was walking and had a great body, I wasn’t comfortable in my skin" (Angela Rockburn- Nguyen).

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