Autonomic Dysreflexia Card

Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is a potentially life-threatening medical emergency that causes a sudden rise in the patient’s blood pressure and that occurs in patients with a spinal cord injury (SCI). It most commonly occurs in patients with an injury at or above the T6 neurological level. If left untreated, AD may result in serious complications (e.g., stroke, seizure, myocardial infarction, and death). Early management may prevent serious complications. SCI-AB and AHS have partnered to provide printable pocket cards for patients and families to use to get assistance (if required) when experiencing autonomic dysreflexia.

To download your printable AD pocket card, click the button below.

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We acknowledge that what we call Alberta is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuut’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations, and the harm and suffering they have endured. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside, and wish to take actions towards authentic allyship.