Re: By the Numbers/Amputee statistics

Re: By the Numbers/Amputee statistics

icrchoc

1/15/2001

Dear Tony Barr, List members,

The estimates quoted by the Barr foundation regarding amputee statistics in
the USA comes to me as a surprise.
I have always considered that the highest amputation incident in the world
was in Angola (1 in 350) and second in Cambodia (1 in 400).
The figure quoted by the Barr foundation would put the USA in the Nr 1 spot
(1 in 200). (1.5M amputees in 300M people) This does not sound right, does
it ????

Worldwide, WHO has estimated years ago, that 0.5% of the population would
need a P or O device. The USA should rate lower for Prosthetics only.

Can someone shed some light on this Current Research mentioned and the
direct source of the USA statistics????? (I could not find it on the
websites mentioned)

A correct figure could be a useful indicator to see if the amputee numbers
in a given country and the related national-prosthetic-provision-capacity
has reached a normal level. (If we consider the USA normal.)

Thanks and Regards,

Peter Poetsma








----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Barr < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 11:35 PM
Subject: [OANDP-L] By the Numbers/Amputee statistics


> > USA Amputee Statistics:
>
> > 1) more than 1.5 million Americans, of all ages and of both genders,
have
> > had amputations;
> > 2) every year 156,000 individuals in the United States lose a limb;
> > 3) each month 13,000 individuals lose a limb;
> > 4) each week 2,996 individuals lose a limb;
> > 5) each day 428 individuals lose a limb;
> > 6) becoming an amputee is a lifetime condition, not just a temporary
> > circumstance;
> > 7) prosthetic care can range in cost from $8,000 to more than $70,000
> > depending on the level of care and function of the patient;
> > most insurance policies cover prosthetics with the stipulation of one
> > prosthesis per patient for life;
> > 8) the average prosthesis lasts between three and five years;
> > 9) the general public is unaware of the plight of the amputee community;
> > an increased awareness to the issues faced by the amputee community
> > will also bring about increased awareness for further research
> > 10) Only five (5) states provide any protection of O&P regulation in
this
> > country!
> >
> > Fl, Texas,Washington, Illinois, Ohio
> >
> >
>
>