BlogsSpinal Cord Injury with Tetraplegia in Young Persons After Diving Into Shallow Water: What has Changed in the Past 10 to 15 Years?
February 19, 20210
Over the past 30 years, advocates and policy makers started prevention programs to inform people of the high risk of spinal cord injuries (SCI) from diving into shallow water, defined as less than five feet deep. An estimated 80% of shallow diving cases result in SCI, and a significant portion result in quadriplegia (loss of...