Statistics

Center Statistics Overview of Center Admissions By Year Etiology of SCI Acute Admissions Average Length of Stay Age at Injury Racial Distribution Neurological Impairment Mortality by Age Groups

Etiology of SCI

Prior to 2000, falls (29.6%) were the leading cause of SCI in the population served by the RSCICDV, followed by automobile crashes (24.9%) and acts of violence (20.7%). In the past two five-year cycles (2000 to 2005 and 2006 to 2010), the proportion of SCI due to falls has significantly increased to (37.4% and 42.0% respectively), which appears to correlate with an increase in age at injury and is similar to national statistics. Conversely, acts of violence (20.7% versus 13.9% and 12.8%) and diving accidents (6.9% versus 3.4% and 2.8%) have declined in the last 2 five-year cycles.

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