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How Hurt Can You Get From a Fall?

Many people suffer scraped knees and twisted ankles after a fall, but the consequences can be much more severe after a slip and fall. Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are, unfortunately, a common injury suffered by people who slip or trip and fall. According to the National SCI Statistical Center at the University of Alabama Birmingham, just over 27% of spinal cord injuries are due to falls making falls the second leading cause of spinal cord injuries in the United States.* Since 2005, other causes of spinal cord injuries such as violence and sports injuries have decreased, but the number of spinal cord injuries resulting from falls has increased.

What is a Spinal Cord Injury?

It is important to know that not all spinal cord injuries are the same. A spinal cord injury can occur anywhere on the spine. Typically, the part of the body below the spinal cord injury site is hurt in the accident. For example, if you are injured on the lower back, then you may experience partial or total paralysis of your legs. However, if you are injured just below your neck, your entire body below the neck, including your arms and legs, may experience partial or total paralysis.

Recovering from a Spinal Cord Injury After a Fall

Your recovery from a spinal cord injury will likely require prompt medical attention and ongoing rehabilitation therapies. While spinal cord damage cannot yet be corrected by medical professionals, further damage may be prevented by prompt medical attention and rehabilitation therapies, such as physical therapy and occupational therapy. These therapies may improve your quality of life.

Of course, all of this medical treatment and these therapies are expensive. If you have been injured in a New Jersey or New York fall, damages that you can recover may allow you to afford the treatment that is necessary to your recovery.

The New York and New Jersey fall injury attorneys of Hofmann & Schweitzer will review your case, free of charge, and let you know if you have a viable case pursuant to New Jersey or New York premises liability law. Call us today at 1-800-362-9329 for more information.

*Source: National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, Birmingham, Alabama Spinal Cord Injury Facts & Figures at a Glance 2008

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