Ep 019 September is Spinal Cord Injury Month - SCI Facts

Spinal Cord Injuries

According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center at UAB, the distribution of the causes of SCI have changed drastically from 2015-2018/19.

Vehicular 39.3%

Falls 31.8%

Violence (primarily gunshot wounds) 13.5%

Sports/Recreation Activities 8.0%

Medical/Surgical 4.1%

Other 3.1%

Researchers have estimated that, as of 2019, 17,730 new SCI cases occur each year and between 249,000 and 363,000 people are currently living with SCI in the United States.

The average age at injury has moved from 29 years in the 1970’s to 43 years in 2018.

General Statistics

Approximately 17,730 new spinal cord injuries each year in the USA.

Males account for about 78% of new SCI cases.

Approximately 249,000 to 363,000 people in the USA living with SCI.

Average age at the time of injury is 43 years old currently.

Lengths of stay in the hospital acute care unit have declined to 11 days currently.

Lengths of stay in rehabilitation have declined to 31 days currently.

Approximately 291,000 Americans are spinal cord injured

39.5% of spinal cord injured individuals are considered paraplegic and 59.9% quadriplegic

Approximately 17,730 new injuries occur each year

78% of new cases are male

Nearly half (47.6%) of all injuries occur between the ages of 16 and 30

The average age of spinal cord injured person is 43

87.4% of all SCI individuals are discharged from hospitals to a private home, 6.7% are discharged to nursing homes

Most Frequent Neurological Category

Quadriplegia, incomplete 47.6%

Paraplegia, complete 19.9%

Paraplegia, incomplete 19.6%

Quadriplegia, complete 12.3%

SCI Facts Link:

https://www.sci-info-pages.com/spinal-cord-injury-facts-and-statistics/

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