Injury Prevention by Shane Smith https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp en-us 2018-12-16 23:16:02 UTC 2018-12-16 23:21:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Approximately 11,000 new spinal cord injuries occur each year in the U.S. shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024911 2018-12-16 23:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024911 A person in the U.S. sustains a spinal cord injury (SCI) every 41 minutes. shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024922 2018-12-16 23:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024922 The total number of people in the United States with SCI in the U.S. is estimatedto be 222,000 - 285,000. shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024931 2018-12-16 23:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024931 There are 1 in 50 people living with paralysis shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024943 2018-12-16 23:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024943 The number one cause of SCI is motor vehicle crashes (MVC) (38.5%) shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024946 2018-12-16 23:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024946 People who text while driving are 23% more likely to get into a car accident.Talking on the phone while driving is the cause of 25% of all MVCs. shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024958 2018-12-16 23:18:52 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024958 7.2% of spinal cord injuries are caused by sport related activities.High school athletes account for 2 million various injuries each year. 500,000 doctor visits 30,000 hospitalizations shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024969 2018-12-16 23:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024969 Football and wrestling have the highest incidence of injury:Football is 4.36 injuries per 1000 exposures, wrestling is 2.5 injuries per 1000exposures. 92% of sports injuries result in quadriplegia. shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024978 2018-12-16 23:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024978 In 2005, 136,700 people went to the ER due to ATV accidents. shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024988 2018-12-16 23:19:29 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315024988 6 out of every 10 skateboard injuries involve teenagers 16 and under.43 people per year are seriously injured skiing.Snowboarding is tied with football as the second most dangerous sport studied. shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025006 2018-12-16 23:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025006 90% of diving accidents result in quadriplegia.1,000 recreational diving accidents occur each year.90% of diving accidents are in six feet of water or less. shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025025 2018-12-16 23:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025025 High Tetraplegia (C1-C4) = $2,185,667 (injured at 25)Low Tetraplegia (C5-C8) = $1,235,841 (injured at 25)Paraplegia = $730,277 (injured at 25)Incomplete at any level = $487,150 (injured at 25) shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025038 2018-12-16 23:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025038 . Highest per capita rate of injury occurs between the ages of 16 and 30 shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025060 2018-12-16 23:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025060 . Acts of violence account for 24.5% of spinal cord injuries shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025067 2018-12-16 23:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025067 . Falls account for 21.8% of spinal cord injuries. shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025086 2018-12-16 23:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025086 . After age of 45, falls are the leading cause of SCI. shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025109 2018-12-16 23:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025109 Alcohol is a factor in 25% of incidents resulting in a spinal cord injury shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025117 2018-12-16 23:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025117 By 2015, MVC are predicted by the World Health Organization (WHOO to be theleading cause of premature death and disability for children age 5 and up. shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025126 2018-12-16 23:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025126 Decade of Action for Road Safety launched by the UN has a goal of reducing thelevel of road deaths and injuries by 50%. shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025135 2018-12-16 23:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025135 Driving while talking on a cell phone – handheld or hands-free – increases therisk of injury and property damage crashes fourfold. shanesmithr https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025149 2018-12-16 23:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/shanesmithr/x5bcnse7s3yp/wish/315025149