1. A football player drops his head to make a tackle, upon contact he suffers a catastrophic cervical spine injury, severing the spinal cord at the C2 level. Will this player be able to breathe on his own after this injury? Why or why not?
2. A patient involved in a car accident is under your care in the emergency department. He reports he cannot feel or move his legs. At what level(s) of the spine would you suspect an injury?
