ALL fuel injected gas engined vehicles REGARDLESS of brand, have a federally mandated inertia switch to prevent fuel from being pumped at an accident scene after broken lines. The conventional diesel engines fuel pump is mechanically driven and is inherintly safe.
Spina bifida is a birth defect that happens when a baby's backbone (spine) does not form normally. As a result, the spinal cord and the nerves that branch out of it may be damaged. The term spina bifida comes from Latin and literally means split or open spine. This defect happens at the end of the first month of pregnancy, when a baby's spine and spinal cord (a bundle of nerves that runs down the center of the spine) are developing.
Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) or occult spinal dysraphism sequence refers to a group of neurological disorders that relate to malformations of the spinal cord.Various forms include: 1  Tight filum terminale. 2  Lipomeningomyelocele. 3  Split cord malformations (diastematomyelia). 4  Dermal sinus tracts. 5  Dermoids. 6  Cystoceles. tethered cord, however, is held taut at the end or at some point in the spinal canal. In children, a tethered cord can force the spinal cord to stretch as they grow. In adults the spinal cord stretches in the course of normal activity, usually leading to progressive spinal cord damage if untreated.