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Spinal Cord Injury Facts & Stats
Published 04/25/2005 \| General Info , FAQs \| Rating:

250,000 Americans are spinal cord injured. 52% of spinal cord injured individuals are considered Paraplegic and 47% quadriplegic. Approximately 11,000 new injuries occur each year. 82% are male. 56% of injuries occur between the ages of 16 and 30. The average age of spinal cord injured person is 31. SCI injuries are most commonly caused by: Vehicular accidents 37% Violence 28% Falls 21% Sports-related 6% Other 8% The most rapidly increasing cause of injuries is due to violence; vehicular accident injuries are decreasing in number. 89% of all SCI individuals are discharged from hospitals to a private home, 4.3% are discharged to nursing homes. Only 52% of SCI individuals are covered by private health insurance at time of injury.
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