Spinal cord injuries can happen in a variety of circumstances. For a spinal cord injury to be sustained, there often is a strong impact or blow to the accident victim’s neck or back. A spinal cord injury may also occur when there is significant damage to the soft tissues, muscles, and nerves that surround the spinal cord.
Some of the most common causes of spinal cord injuries include the following:
- Motor vehicle collisions – When a motor vehicle collision occurs at a high rate of speed and causes significant property damage, there is a good chance that an accident victim will suffer a back or spinal cord injury.
- Slip and fall accidents – In slip and fall accidents, accident victims often fall directly on their backs or tail bones. When this happens, they can suffer damage to their spinal cord as a result.
- Medical malpractice – In some cases, a spinal cord injury occurs due to medical malpractice and physician negligence. The physician may be operating in the spinal region and accidentally sever a nerve or do some other type of damage to the spinal cord.
- Bicycle and motorcycle accidents – Bicyclists and motorcyclists are at high risk for sustaining an injury in the event of an accident. These individuals have very little protective covering surrounding them. If an accident occurs, their bodies are totally exposed. If a motorcyclist or bicyclist falls directly onto the ground in a collision, the impact to the back or neck could result in a serious spinal cord injury.
- Sports injuries – Physical contact sports, such as football, present players with a high risk of injury. If a player falls directly on the back or neck while playing a contact sport, that player may suffer serious damage to the spinal cord.
If you or someone you love has sustained a spinal cord injury in an accident similar to those listed above, you may be entitled to pursue monetary compensation for your injury. This is especially true if someone else caused the accident in which you or your loved one sustained the spinal cord injury. The knowledgeable legal team of Atlanta spinal cord injury lawyers at Brauns Law Accident Injury Lawyers, PC can review the circumstances of your accident and determine whether or not you can file a claim for monetary compensation.
