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Anthropology Case Study Judy

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Judy is a 53 year old mother of two and grandmother of 3 grandchildren. On a simple trip to the store on afternoon, Judy’s life changed in just a split second. While waiting at a red light, Judy was rear ended and violently hit her head on the steering wheel. Judy states she tried to remove her seatbelt but was unable due to her arms being paralyzed. During this ordeal, Judy also stated that her pain felt as if “a knife had been stuck in her neck.” During her hospital stay the emergency room doctor told Judy that she was suffering from whiplash. While at the hospital, Judy kept telling the doctor that she was in a lot of pain, but no further testing could be performed, such as an MRI, because her insurance wouldn’t cover it. Judy was sent home with a cervical collar and the diagnosis of whiplash. Unable to have very much mobility and having a hard time lying down, one night while …show more content…

The back of the skull is called the occipital bone, hence the term atlanto-occipital dislocation. The spinal cord is the column of nerve fibers responsible for sending and receiving messages from the brain, these nerves are what are responsible for controlling movement and organ function. (Foundation, 2015) (Nicholas Theodore, 2013)The spinal cord runs through a hollow space in the spine referred to as the vertebral foramen. Without the protection of the spine for the spinal cord, many nerve issues can arise and if there is a drastic separation from the cervical spine especially, even death can occur. Internal decapitation is a rare dislocation that has a higher rate of fatality then it does of

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