Spinal Cord Injury Yearly Costs: Info for You and Your Lawyer
At the Law Offices of Moseley Collins, we know that a spinal cord injury incurred from a serious accident has many detrimental implications. For one, the loss or partial loss of feeling and motion is a tremendous hardship for one to bear.
In addition to this loss, a person suffering from spinal cord injury will incur numerous costs throughout their lifetime. The following averages were found on spinalcord.org. I believe it is a helpful tool to use if you or someone you love has suffered from this type of injury.
The list below indicates the average yearly expenses as of May 2006 for injuries of varying severity. The first number is the average cost for the initial year and the following number is the average cost for each subsequent year.
High Tetraplegia (C1-C4): $741,425 + $132,807/each year
Low Tetraplegia (C5-C8) : $478,782 + $54,400/each year
Paraplegia: $270,913 + $27,568/each year
Incomplete Motor Functional at any Level: $218,504 + $15,313/each year
If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident and are now living with spinal cord injury, please give us a call at the Law Offices of Moseley Collins for advice and help.
For more information on spinal cord injuries, please go to spinalcord.org.
