Injuries Caused Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that results in a loss of function such as mobility or feeling. Frequent causes of damage are trauma (car accident, gunshot, falls, etc.) or disease (polio, spina bifida, Friedreich's Ataxia, etc.). The spinal cord does not have to be severed in order for a loss of functioning to occur. In fact, in most people with SCI, the spinal cord is intact, but the damage to it results in loss of functioning. SCI is very different from back injuries such as ruptured disks, spinal stenosis or pinched nerves. A person can "break their back or neck" yet not sustain a spinal cord injury if only the bones around the spinal cord (the vertebrae) are damaged, but the spinal cord is not affected. In these situations, the individual may not experience paralysis after the bones are stabilized. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) also called intracranial injury, or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes brain damage. TBI can result from a closed head injury or a penetrating head injury and is one of two subsets of acquired brain injury. The other subset is non-traumatic brain injury (i.e. stroke, meningitis, anoxia). Parts of the brain that can be damaged include the cerebral hemispheres, cerebellum, and brain stem. Symptoms of a TBI can be mild, moderate, or severe, depending on the extent of the damage to the brain. Outcome can be anything from complete recovery to permanent disability or death.
These vehicles have caused a number of catastrophic injuries: - Chevrolet Avalanche
- Chevrolet Blazer
- Chevrolet Equinox
- Chevrolet Suburban
- Chevrolet Tahoe
- Chevrolet Tracker
- Ford Explorer
- Ford Bronco
- Ford Escape
- Ford Expedition
- Ford Excursion
- GMC Sonoma
- Isuzu Rodeo
- Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Kia Sportage
- Land Rover Discovery Series II
- Mitsubishi Montero
- Suzuki Grand Vitara
Other Vehicles - this list does not include all vehicles. Trucking Accident Statistics - An average of about 5,000 trucks are involved in a fatal traffic accident each year.
- Tractors pulling one semitrailer are the most common truck configuration involved in accidents, accounting for about 60% of all trucks involved in a fatal accident.
- Texas, California, and Florida had the greatest number of truck collisions.
- About 430 bystanders are killed each year in traffic accidents involving trucks.
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