Canadian Statistics on Spinal Cord Injury (Paraplegia and Quadriplegia)

Canadian Statistics on Spinal Cord Injury

Paraplegia and Quadriplegia are spinal cord injuries with no known cure.  These spinal cord injuries are extreme in nature and have the potential to impede the future enjoyment of life of the unfortunate victim, particularly if the injury is accompanied by financial hardship. If you are suffering a paraplegic or quadriplegic injury because of someone else’s negligence or medical misconduct, then seeking the professional support of a competent personal injury lawyer can help your situation to a great extent.

Important Canadian Spinal Cord Injury Statistics

Spinal cord injury accidents in Canada are quite high, with almost 35 people per million population becoming victims of it every year. Statistics reveal that approximately 900 Canadians sustain severe spinal cord accidents and injuries such as paraplegia and quadriplegia every year. On an average,  80% of all clients referred to different spinal injury treatment centers every year, are male.

Reasons for Spinal Cord Injury

Car accidents are the primary cause for a majority of the spinal cord injuries. They form the reason, directly or indirectly for 35% of the spinal cord injury cases. Collapsing and slipping cases cause 16.5% of the spinal cord injuries and hence are the next crucial cause of paraplegia and quadriplegia.  Medical injuries, sport injuries and diving injuries each contribute 10.8%, 6.7% and 5.3% of the spinal cord injury cases,  respectively.

Experienced Ottawa Paraplegia and Quadriplegia Lawyer

Paraplegia and Quadriplegia can have extremely devastating effects on you as well as your family. During such trying times, where someone else’s negligence caused your injury it is crucial that you have an experienced, competent and diligent Ottawa paraplegia and quadriplegia lawyer on your side, as only she can help you with a well-prepared and forceful injury claim, which in turn would help you to attain the best possible settlement. A timely claim can increase your chances of a fair and reasonable settlement or positive result at trial.

For a free consultation with an experienced spinal cord injury lawyer, call a proficient personal injury lawyer today.   The lawyers at Auger Hollingsworth are available at 613 233-4529 or at [email protected].

About the Author: Brenda Hollingsworth

Brenda Hollingsworth co-founded Ottawa’s Auger Hollingsworth in 2005 with her husband Richard Auger. Together, their mission was to create a personal injury law firm for Eastern Ontario that is unrivalled in the province for customer service and legal expertise. Brenda was named an Ottawa Business Journal Forty Under 40 award recipient and took home the Women’s Business Network’s Businesswoman of the Year award in the Professional category. She was also recognized as one of Ottawa Life Magazine’s “Top 50 People in the Capital.” She is often quoted as an expert and has appeared in media outlets such as CTV, The Globe and Mail, National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Sun Media, CBC, Toronto Star, Montreal Gazette, CFRA and many legal publications.

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