# When familiar activities need assistance after injury

Suspected new serious injury needs emergency assistance. Do not test the situation by asking somebody to stand or move. Contact local assistance and follow instructions according to actual danger and training. This article replaces no lifesaving care and teaches no transport technique.

For subsequent life, choose one question: what is established, which restrictions are known, and what support does a particular task need? The article distinguishes spinal injury and spinal cord status, individual rehabilitation, equipment, helper instruction, and environmental access. It provides no home exercises, transfers, catheterization, or treatment regimen. Needing help with the body does not authorize others to take over money, relationships, or personal history. Your voice remains when some actions require assistance and the prognosis is still uncertain.