National Rehabilitation Hospital (Ireland)

Ireland's national specialist rehabilitation hospital in Dún Laoghaire, whose Spinal Cord System of Care programme publishes a free "About SCI" patient-and-family booklet series covering the essentials of life after spinal cord injury.

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8 resources

• About SCI — Book 1: Essential Facts about SCI (opens in a new tab)

  Booklet

  • General SCI overview

  Book 1 of the NRH Spinal Cord System of Care "About SCI" patient-and-family booklet series.

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• About SCI — Book 2: Bladder Care after SCI (opens in a new tab)

  Booklet

  • Bladder management

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• About SCI — Book 3: Bowel Care after SCI (opens in a new tab)

  Booklet

  • Neurogenic bowel

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• About SCI — Book 4: Skin Care after SCI (opens in a new tab)

  Booklet

  • Skin care
  • Pressure injuries

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• About SCI — Book 5: Physical Care after SCI (opens in a new tab)

  Booklet

  • Transfers & mobility
  • Self-care

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• About SCI — Book 6: Psychological Wellbeing after SCI (opens in a new tab)

  Booklet

  • Mental health
  • Adjustment & depression

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• Autonomic Dysreflexia (NRH) (opens in a new tab)

  Factsheet 🚨 Emergency

  • Autonomic dysreflexia

  NRH patient factsheet on recognising and responding to autonomic dysreflexia (a medical emergency in injuries at T6 and above).

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• Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction: Practical Management (opens in a new tab)

  Booklet

  • Neurogenic bowel

  Detailed practical management booklet (companion to an NRH animated training video); complements the shorter Book 3 bowel-care overview.

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