Unfortunate Dive Results in Spinal Cord Injury


 Reading the Atlanta Journal & Constitution this weekend, I came across an unfortunate story about a young man who suffered a Spinal Cord Injury as a result of diving into an unlit pool that he was unfamiliar with. As a personal injury attorney here in Atlanta, Georgia, I see tragedy every day, but it never fails to sadden me when I hear of someone having to deal with such a catastrophic injury and being confined to a wheelchair for the remainder of his life.

Chase Jone's dive resulted in 3 broken vertebrae in his neck. Directly after the accident he was paralyzed from the neck down. He has regained some very limited motion of his upper body.

"This is something I'm still coming to terms with in some way every day," Jones says. https://askcompetentlawyer.com/ "Once upon a time, I could wake up and be ready to go to work in 30 minutes. Now it easily takes an hour and a half."

Chase also moved back in with his parents in their Carrollton home so that they could help take care of him, as he is no longer able to care for himself independently.

Now that hot weather is approaching, pools and lakes will be filled with swimmers everywhere. Chase Jones has one word of advice for all: don't dive.

Bridget Metzger, who is the Director of Injury Prevention and Education at the Shepherd Center here in Atlanta, says "Diving-related accidents fly under the radar, but when they happen, they are so significant and catastrophic." At the Shepherd Center, diving accidents represent the fourth most common cause of spinal cord injury.

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