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South Florida Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer, Florida Spinal Cord Injury Attorneys

South Florida spinal cord injury lawyer David I. Fuchs has over 17 years of experience in successfully representing accident victims, their families and friends who have sustained and suffered serious spinal cord injuries because of the negligence of a third party whether it be another driver in a car, automobile, truck, pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle, tractor trailer, moped, scooter, or skateboard accident, or whether the serious injury has occurred on, in or a result of a bus accident, medical malpractice, nursing home, airplane, boat, construction site, cruise ship, railroad or railway, swimming pool, dog or animal bite, defective product. South Florida spinal cord injury lawyer David I. Fuchs will also fight for you if you have suffered a serious spinal cord injury as a result of a slip and fall or other accident on the property of a third party due to the negligence of a property owner whether that property be a private home, apartment or condo, shopping mall, strip mall, shopping center, department store, supermarket, gas station, public sidewalk, street or pathway, park or recreation center, convenience store, or any other public, government or private property. 

Nearly 200,000 people suffer from a spinal cord injury (SCI) each year in the US. Most of these injuries are the result of an accident. Even though it is protected by the bony vertebrae of the spine, the spinal cord can suffer disastrous injury. Auto accidents are the primary cause of all spinal cord injuries, but other causes include acts of violence, falls, and sports.

The spinal cord consists of a bundle of nerves that runs from the base of the brain and down the back. The vertebrae surrounding the fragile spinal cord are commonly referred to as the backbone. If the spinal vertebrae are fractured or broken, the spinal cord itself is compromised. An example is when the spinal vertebrae are compressed in an automobile accident. Spinal cord injuries may follow the crash when the backbone is unable to support the nerve bundle. The severity of the injury depends on the location of the fracture.

In general, the nerves above the injury site continue to function normally, and those nerves located at or below the injury do not. The higher the location of the injury, the more severe the effects are. A person may suffer from a complete injury when there is no feeling or voluntary movement on either side of the body or an incomplete injury when some sensation or partial movement is intact.

The precise effects of the spinal cord injury depend on the location and completeness of the injury. Usually, some swelling of the spinal cord immediately follows the injury and affects the entire body. Rarely does all functioning remain after a spinal cord injury, but as the swelling subsides, some function may be regained as the months go by. These functions include walking, blood pressure, body temperature, sexual function, bowel and bladder control, and pain levels.

Currently, there is no cure for the effects of spinal cord injuries. The main goal of treatment today is to prevent any further injury. Until science advances to a point where the damaged spinal cord nerves can be healed and regenerated, few options are available to those suffering from spinal cord injuries.

An experienced personal injury attorney can help victims of spinal cord injury by employing the necessary experts to testify to the injuries claimed by the victim. The damages are clearly articulated and losses are relentlessly defended to insurance companies and juries. An attorney who has previously represented a spinal cord injury victim knows the painful road he or she is on.

South Florida spinal cord injury lawyer David I. Fuchs will also represent you for injuries that include, but are not limited to:

I) Injuries requiring surgery, sutures, staples

2) Traumatic Brain Injury, including those caused by oxygen deprivation

3) Severe burns resulting in significant and permanent scarring

4) Mental anguish and emotional distress, death

5) Those injuries caused by a collision with a driver that is drunk, impaired or otherwise under the influence of narcotics or drugs.

After a collision or other accident caused by the negligence of another it is imperative to call the police to the accident scene, and seek immediate medical treatment. It is then important to seek legal counsel to protect your legal rights by calling Florida spinal cord injury lawyer David I. Fuchs who will take your call and speak with you immediately about your accident and spinal cord or other injuries and damages. Florida spinal cord injury lawyer David I. Fuchs will then stand ready to fight for you to see that you get compensation for your pain and suffering, any lost wages and medical bills. 

Call South Florida spinal injury lawyer David I. Fuchs Toll Free at 800-570-2858 for a free consultation to discuss your spinal cord injury accident case. You may also write to South Florida spinal injury attorney David I. Fuchs by filling out the form on the "Contact Us" page."

If you can not come to us South Florida spinal cord injury lawyer David I. Fuchs will send a representative to see you.  We speak English and Spanish. Se habla ingles y espanol. 

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