Spinal cord
injury (SCI) can occur at any time to any individual. Acute
SCI is an unexpected event that can result from a fall or a
car accident, no matter how minor. It can occur from diving
into too shallow water, or it can occur because of a wrong
move during a sports event, and it often persists for the
lifetime of the person who acquires it. Young, Burns, Bowen,
and McCutchen (1982) point out that most spinal cord
injuries occur predominantly in younger people, with the
most common age being 19, and that fifty percent of all
injuries occur to individuals under the age of 25. Though
young age is not a determining factor in acquiring an Spinal
Cord Injury.
It can also occur during birth, or from a fall at age
one-hundred and one. Although over eighty percent of Spinal
Cord Injuries in the United States are young men in the prime
productive years of their lives, they come from all races,
places, ages, occupations, educations and income brackets (Corbet,
1985). An Spinal Cord Injury plays no favorites and it may even be a result
from disease (Chronic SCI).
According to the New England Journal of Medicine (1991) the
incidence of acute spinal cord injury in the United States
today is about 10,000 per year. With the latest advances in
medical treatment and technology, less than 10 percent of
these persons die following their injury, as compared to
years ago.
Once an injury to the cord has occurred, whether the result
of an accident or chronic illness, and a person develops
paralysis, there are certain steps that need to be taken in
relation to the rehabilitation of the person. This
rehabilitation will enable the SCI person to return to the
environment of social and vocational functioning as best as
can be managed.
Should you require assistance with a spinal cord injury
lawyer in Rhode Island or nerve
damage injury attorney , please contact us for an immediate free
evaluation of your situation. We have dealt with
these cases and can be an invaluable resource for
information and more importantly assistance.
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