Autonomic dysreflexia prevention: A medical electronic application

person with a spinal cord injury is at a high risk for a potentially life-threatening complication called Autonomic dysreflexia (AD). Autonomic dysreflexia is the body’s reaction to a stimulus below the level of the spinal cord injury. It is often associated with high blood pressure, low heart rate, sweating, goosebumps, and spasms. There is limited research conducted on electronic medical devices used to prevent AD. The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of wearable health devices that are used to prevent or diagnose health conditions and to investigate any devices used specifically for the prevention of autonomic dysreflexia in individuals with a spinal cord injury and it also will justify the importance of the development of a smartphone application to track, monitor, and prevent the incidence of autonomic dysreflexia