Experts urge emergency alert cards for patients of spinal disorder
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Media Source: Dawn (Pakistan)
Date: 27 October 2025
In a session entitled “Acute Assessment and Management of Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)” leading emergency medicine experts called for introduction of emergency alert cards for patients suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), warning that even minor mismanagement in emergency care can prove fa
In a session entitled “Acute Assessment and Management of Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)” leading emergency medicine experts called for introduction of emergency alert cards for patients suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), warning that even minor mismanagement in emergency care can prove fatal for these fragile patients. While no national data exists for Pakistan, Clinical Lead of the Emergency Department at Rawalpindi Medical College Dr Tariq said the prevalence was believed to be high due to consanguineous marriages. Citing research from Aga Khan University, she noted that SMA often went undiagnosed in Pakistan.