Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) can be life-altering. According to data from the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center’s (NSCISC) 2018 SCI Data Sheet, there are about 17,700 new spinal cord injury cases each year and around 288,000 people currently living with SCI in the U.S.
Spinal cord injuries in Florida can vary greatly depending on the location and completeness of the injury.
Regardless of the cause, spinal cord injuries can incur massive expenses for treatment—easily reaching millions of dollars over the lifetime of the SCI survivor. Injuries to the cervical portion of the spine can be especially expensive to treat. Aside from treatment, many SCI survivors will need to make significant changes to their living space to accommodate their new limitations—changes that will be costly.
On top of the monetary costs, many spinal cord injuries lead to a severely reduced quality of life and average life expectancy. So, when an SCI is caused by someone else’s negligence, it is only natural to seek compensation.
| Vehicular crashes | 38.3% |
| Falls | 31.6% |
| Violence | 13.8% |
| Sports | 8.2% |
| Medical/surgical incidents | 4.6% |
| Other | 3.5% |
