Spinal Cord Injury in Canada
Spinal cord injury is one of the greatest survivable catastrophes experienced by a human being. Regardless of cause or age at injury, SCI has a devastating impact on an injured person's health and well-being, and far reaching consequences for individuals, their families and the health care system.
Required care is highly specialized and complex - including costs for acute, rehabilitative, emergency, primary mental health, home and long term care and adaptive equipment - resulting in substantial financial costs for governments.
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