SCI Fall-Related Unintentional Injury Calculator

This is a tool to help people understand the risk of unintentional injuries due to falls among people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Unintentional injuries are unplanned and unexpected. Examples include broken bones, dislocations, burns, and cuts. This tool is based on our study of 4670 people with SCI. It focuses on unintentional injuries that happen as a result of a fall where one has been injured seriously enough to receive medical care in a clinic, emergency room, or hospital. We will show the probability of having at least one unintentional injury due to fall in a 12 month time frame. This is based on identifying how other people with SCI who have completed the same basic questions. The estimates give a general idea of risk and what places people with SCI at risk for unintentional injuries. They will help people to see how likely, on average, to have an unintentional injury due to a fall based on a number of factors, including health behaviors. It is based on our research. Findings vary from study to study, so the estimates again are only to give a general idea of an individual’s risk compared to that of others with similar characteristics. It also will help people to see how they can reduce their risk of unintentional injuries.