The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Studies Spinal Cord Injuries in Jockeys
Florida - Spinal cord injuries have long been a part of thoroughbred racing. In fact, jockeys risk their lives in every race.
Over the years, jockeys have suffered death and paralysis (quadriplegia or paraplegia) as a result of injuries sustained in horse races. The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, which has long been involved in research aimed at improving the lives of people who have suffered spinal cord injuries in various types of accidents including car accidents and construction site accidents, is now specifically studying ways to help those injured in horse races.
The Miami Project's scientific director, W. Dalton Dietrich, Ph.D., heads up their research on using hypothermia in the treatment of spinal cord injuries. He addressed the joint annual meeting of the Thoroughbred Racing Associations (TRA) and Harness Tracks of America in St. Petersburg, Florida on Tuesday and spoke mainly about the developments in hypothermia treatment of certain neurological injuries and the need for sports facilities to be adequately prepared to handle the situation when this type of injury occurrs..
The Miami Project is beginning an education program that will utilize online seminars to teach those involved in the industry how important it is to have a plan in place and to prepare in advance in order to be able to effectively deal with a spinal cord injury.
Sports facilities need to be in contact with their local trauma centers so they can determine the best place to take an injured person since general community hospitals are not equipped to handle someone with a spinal cord injury.
The Miami Project depends on donations to fund much of its research. To make a donation, click on the link above and then click "donate" or call (305) 243-7159.
Having represented the victims of spinal cord and other neurological injuries that arise as the result of various types of accidents, our Miami injury lawyers salute the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis for the tremendous work they are doing to help improve the lives of so many.
