{"id":2485,"date":"2021-01-18T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/?p=2485"},"modified":"2021-01-25T22:09:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T22:09:36","slug":"tragic-spinal-cord-injuries-from-slips-and-falls-upend-thousands-of-lives-every-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/tragic-spinal-cord-injuries-from-slips-and-falls-upend-thousands-of-lives-every-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragic Spinal Cord Injuries From Slips and Falls Upend Thousands Of Lives Every Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Look around your facility. Those slippery surfaces that you see, that area by the door with snow, ice, and water being tracked in, the stairs without any treads \u2013 all of them can ruin someone\u2019s life. That is because catastrophic spinal cord injuries are often the result of a slip and fall. In fact, slips and falls are second only to auto accidents when it comes to causing spinal injuries. When someone severely damages their spine, their lives, and those of their family, will never be the same. And if your business was at fault for such an injury, you will pay a steep price for such losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spinal Cord Injuries Change Everything<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Almost all of the body\u2019s functioning depends on a properly working spinal cord. It is the mechanism through which the brain communicates with the rest of the body, transmitting the messages that facilitate its movements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when the spinal cord breaks or suffers a severe injury, the parts of the body controlled by the impacted area may lose their ability to function. In turn, this can leave the victim paralyzed and incapable of moving their torso or limbs. This paralysis can affect just the lower extremities (quadriplegia) or leave all four limbs non-functioning (paraplegia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spinal injuries change everything for victims and their families. Loved ones\u2019 lives are never again entirely their own, as they must adapt to the overwhelming responsibilities of caring for someone with severe and wide-ranging physical limitations. This is in addition to the financial burdens, intense and potentially life-long treatment and rehabilitation, and the emotional and psychological trauma that follows in the wake of a spinal cord injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Common and Costly Injury<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tragically, spinal cord injuries upend the lives of thousands of American lives every year.  According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center:<\/p>\n\n\n\n