Spinal
Cord Injury Statistics from Your Tampa Personal Injury Attorney
Each year in the United States, there are
approximately 11,000 new cases of spinal cord injuries (SCI).
There are a total of about 250,000 people in the United
States alive today who have spinal cord injury according
to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center.
Auto accidents are a leading cause of spinal
cord injury, and these accidents typically lead to significant
nerve damage, paralysis, and loss of feeling. Bearing in
mind the medical costs and disability that follow a spinal
cord injury, it’s imperative for spinal cord injury
victims to contact a Tampa personal
injury attorney as soon as possible after the accident
or negligence that caused the injury.
To illustrate this point, here are some
more spinal cord injury statistics gathered by the National
Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center:
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Since 2000, the average age at the time of injury is 38
years.
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Males are more likely to sustain a spinal cord injury
(77.8 percent of spinal cord injuries have occurred among
males).
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About 64 percent of people with a spinal cord injury were
employed at the time of their injury.
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About half (51.6 percent) of spinal cord injury victims
were married at the time of their injury.
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The expense of a spinal cord injury varies depending on
the severity of the injury, but SCI can result in up to
$750,000 in expenses during the first year of injury.
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After the first year, each subsequent year can result
in up to $150,000 in expenses.
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If the injury occurs at age 25, the average lifetime cost
of SCI is up to $3 million.
Remarkably, the above spinal cord injury
statistics do not include non-medical costs such as lost
wages and benefits. Even more importantly, SCI patients
often face a shortened lifespan because of their injuries.
No one can put a price on the pain, suffering,
and shortened lifespan of a spinal cord injury patient,
but the victims of these extensive injuries deserve compensation
if their injury resulted from an auto accident, medical
malpractice, or other negligence. Please call Clark and
Martino, P.A., about hiring a Tampa
personal injury attorney for your spinal cord injury
case. We have many decades of experience in spinal cord
injury cases, and we’d be glad to set up an appointment
to discuss the merits of your case.
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