As of August 2014, the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC) says the most frequent causes of spinal cord injury are vehicle crashes, including crashes involving cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, all-terrain vehicles, aircraft, boats and snowmobiles.
The average age at injury has increased from 29 years during 1970s to 42 years since 2010.
Approximately 79% of spinal cord injuries occur among males.
A high spinal cord injury causes varying degrees of paralysis of the arms, trunk and legs, as well as in chest and pelvic organs. This is called tetraplegia or quadriplegia. A lower injury might cause paraplegia, the loss of function in all or part of the legs and pelvic organs.
The NSCISC also says the lifetime medical and living costs for a spinal cord injury with “incomplete motor function at any level” can be expected to be at least $1.09 million for a 50-year-old patient or more than $1.5 million for 25-year-old. A 50-year-old patient with high tetraplegia can expect lifetime costs of more than $2.5 million. A 25-year-old who suffers a high spinal cord injury causing tetraplegia will need at least $4.6 million for medical and living expenses.
These figures do not include indirect costs, such as lost wages, pain and suffering, lost enjoyment of life and other emotional damages.
If you or a loved one has suffered any of these types of injuries as a result of someone's negligence, please call SPEED LAW OFFICE immediately. SPEED LAW OFFICE will fight for compensation for victims of catastrophic injuries, such as those that result in spinal cord damage, paralysis or quadriplegia.
SPEED LAW OFFICE will help you or your loved one obtain the money you deserve if you are dealing with the aftermath of a serious spinal cord injury suffered as the result of any type of automobile collision caused by someone else’s negligence. SPEED LAW OFFICE is prepared to work for an insurance settlement or verdict that provides the compensation you or your loved one needs for medical bills, lost income, pain and suffering and other damages.
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