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New WHO 2024 Guidelines for Emergency Management of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries: What's Changed?

WHO publishes new 2024 guidelines for spinal injuries: selective immobilization, specific pressure targets, and neurological monitoring

Simon GrosjeanMedico
July 30, 2025
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New WHO 2024 Guidelines for Emergency Management of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries: What's Changed?
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Spinal Cord Injuries: The New WHO 2024 Guidelines That Change Everything

3:00 AM, road outside the city of Mombasa. Sirens pierce the night silence. A young motorcyclist lies motionless on the asphalt after a high-speed impact. The rescue team knows that the decisions made in the next few minutes could make the difference between complete recovery and permanent disability.

It is precisely for these critical moments that the World Health Organization has published the new 2024 guidelines for the management of spinal cord injuries.

A Document Born from Field Experience

In the world of emergency medicine, the management of spinal cord injuries (SCI) represents one of the most critical challenges. Suboptimal management in the first hours after injury can significantly influence patient prognosis, with long-term outcomes ranging from permanent disability to severe secondary complications.

For this reason, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recently published the document

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Last updated: March 13, 2025
Author: Simon Grosjean - Physician
Reviewed by: EMSy Medical Review Team