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The permanent consequences of a spinal cord injury after a wreck

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The spinal cord transmits messages to and from the brain and body. When a person suffers an injury to this bundle of nerves in a car crash, their physical abilities below the location of the injury are usually impacted. There are several types of spinal cord injuries that can occur.

When a person’s spinal cord is damaged due to a traumatic injury, it’s an acute injury. These can occur in things like falls or car wrecks. The damage to the spinal cord might be a tear or a bruise. This can have a direct impact on the person’s ability to feel or move the area below the injury.

Important points regarding spinal cord injuries

There are around 12,000 spinal cord injuries diagnosed annually in the United States. Overall, there are somewhere between 250,000 and 400,000 people living with this type of injury in this country. People who are 30 years of age and under account for around 60% of those injuries.

The majority of spinal cord injuries occur in the thoracic or cervical spine. This is the upper back and neck area. Since the area below the level of the injury is impacted, these higher injuries affect a larger area of the victim’s body than lower-level injuries. Not only do these impact the limbs, but they also affect the organs. For example, a cervical spine injury could mean that a victim is ventilator dependent.

Motor vehicle crash victims with spinal cord damage may opt to pursue a claim for compensation to help cover the expenses related to the injury. This is done by filing a personal injury claim based on negligence. State law sets a time limit to get the case filed, so work closely with someone familiar with these matters so they can work on your case while you focus on healing.

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