Spinal cord injuries occur in approximately 12,000 to 15,000 people per year in
the U.S. About 10,000 of these people are permanently paralyzed, and many of
the rest die as a result of their injuries. Most spinal cord trauma occurs to
young, healthy individuals. Males between 15 and 35 years old are most commonly
affected.
http://www.spinal-cord.org/index.htm
Recent data shows that, on average, approximately 1.4 million people sustain
a TBI each year in the United States. Of those:
50,000 die;
235,000 are hospitalized; and
1.1 million are treated and released from an
emergency department.1
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/tbi.htm
Injury Topics and Fact Sheets
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/cmprfact.htm
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C4/5 Complete - 30 Years Post
Texas, USA
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