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Quadriplegic after car accident is using her arms again

July 4, 2019

Spinal Cord Injury Law Firm specializes in Illinois quadriplegic and amputations injuries caused by a car accident in IL. 

  • Effects of Spinal Cord Injury From Car Accident

A passenger in an SUV reported to NBC News that after the SUV flipped over five times she heard her shoulder “crunch” and then felt nothing. She was airlifted from the scene of the crash and rushed into surgery to treat a severe spinal cord injury.  After her surgery, she was told she was a Tetraplegia.  She is now using her arms, and moving her legs, again.  

  • Quadriplegic

Tetraplegia, a/k/a or f/k/a quadriplegic, means, paralysis caused by an injury of the cervical spinal cord. 

According to the IL Dept of Transportation, semi-truck accidents are the leading cause of wrongful death & serious personal injury. Common injuries caused by or to a commercial driver of a company are:

    • Paraplegia/quadriplegia
    • Double Leg Amputations
    • Spinal cord injury
    • Pinned between two vehicles
    • Coma
    • Severe brain injury
    • Back injury
    • Herniated Disc
    • Head Injury
    • Multiple broken bones
    • Fracture
    • Double Leg Amputations
    • Spinal cord injury

 Posted by: Cullotta Law Offices located in Glenview Illinois.  When you are ready, contact us for a FREE consultation at 847-651-7191

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