Orlando Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer
The number of spinal cord injuries caused by accidents every year in the United States is shocking. Thousands of US citizens will face life with a severe disability often caused by a vehicle crash. If you are facing this diagnosis, do not delay in contacting a fully qualified spinal cord injury attorney to find out what your legal rights are. Tony C. Francis, a Orlando spinal cord injury attorney has extensive experience in this area.
Each year there are roughly 10,000 new spinal cord injuries reported that were the direct result of negligent conduct by others. Unfortunately younger males between the ages of 16 to 30 rack up the highest percentage (80 percent) of cord injuries, with approximately 36 percent of the spinal cord injuries resulting from car crashes. There are cases where spinal cord injuries were the result of a fall, but their percentage is lower, coming it at about 21 percent. On the other hand, 29 percent of spinal cord injuries are from physical violence (e.g. gunshot wounds)
It’s a well-known fact that the spinal cord and the brain work in concert to run the central nervous system. If the spinal cord is injured, total or partial paralysis or a lack of physical sensation is often the result. Usually what happens during a trauma to the spinal cord is that the nerves running down the back inside the spine (vertebrae) are damaged, bruised or severed.
You can have a serious back/spinal cord injury such as a ruptured disc and not have spinal cord damage. You can also break your back without injuring the spinal cord. However, when spinal cord injury is present, the paralysis is located at the site of the injury. E.g. trauma in the neck area may result in total paralysis from the neck down. An injury in the mid-section of the spinal column will paralyze the lower body and trauma to the lower spine may cause leg paralysis or loss of sensation and mobility.
Most spinal cord injury cases seek long-term damages, as there is no known cure for this type of injury other than the immediate injection of methylprednisolone to reduce swelling and mitigate damage. Those who manage to survive the first day after the injury are usually alive ten years later. This type of injury is debilitating and can result in long-term complications. This is why seeking the advice of a competent spinal cord injury lawyer will help you obtain just compensation for your injuries.
Contact a Orlando Spinal Cord Injury Attorney
Compensation awarded by the courts for spinal cord injuries usually includes funds to cover medical expenses, living expenses and treatment expenses among other things. The Francis Law Firm will help you recover these costs. Don’t wait too long to file your claim or you may run the risk of losing access to valuable information that pertains to your case.