63 | M | Mountain biking, fell head-first into ditch | C3/4 | n/a | Complete SCI obvious at scene by time rescuers arrived | After being pulled from ditch by friend who did CPR |
65 | F | Hill-walking, fell 2.5 m into rocky stream | C3 | C2/4 | Obvious immediate severe left arm weakness+mild left leg weakness. Recovered to power 3+ to 4/5 in left arm. | After being helped from stream by friends |
60 | M | 6 m tumbling fall | C7 | n/a | Patch forearm paresthesia found in ED when rotating neck to left during attempt to clear neck clinically. Mild triceps weakness 3 to 4/5 found later. | Patient mobile at scene & did not report neck pain (but was immobilised during transport to hospital) |
57 | M | 18 m tumbling fall, rocky ground | C1 | C7, T1 | Intermittent tingling thumb/index finger (but did not concur with level of the unstable #). Settled by discharge. | Immobilised from scene, neck thought clear in ED, C1# found next day |