Spinal cord injuries due to violence

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Examines the incidence and demographics of spinal cord injuries (SCI) among civilians caused by violence, drawing from data in the Model Spinal Cord Injury Systems Spinal Cord Injuries Data Base. Notes trends related to issues including: sex; race and ethnicity; age at time of injury; education level at time of injury; employment history at time of injury; arrest history of injured persons; and outcomes as measured by length of hospital stay at time of injury and the Functional Independence Measure (FIM). Discusses implications for SCI prevention programs.

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