[Expert Solution]: Cardiovascular instability, a common…

Cardiovascular instability, a common feature of spinal cord injury, is the result of: hypovolemia related to blood loss which results in sinus tachycardia and marked hypotension. increased capillary permeability and vasodilation which results in hypotension and tachycardia. the loss of peripheral sympathetic enervation and subsequent arterial dilation and blood pooling. volume overload and electrolyte imbalance leading to cardiac dysrhythmia and pump failure.