By the Numbers/Amputee Statistic Source

By the Numbers/Amputee Statistic Source

Tony Barr

1/15/2001

Since many of you have asked the source of the Barr Foundation's amputee statistics, below is where they did cometh!
I am glad so many found the information helpful.

Some have asked for further break downs by level of amputation and children,men,women,etc.
You may want to check with the below organizations for that information:

1) ACA and the National Limb Loss Information Center www.amputee-coalition.org
The NLLIC serves as a information clearinghouse to provide comprehensive resources for people with limb loss and health care professionals. It is federally funded (with your $$) thru the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

2) NAAOP www.oandp.com/naaop

Proclaimation from National Amputee Awareness Week

> The United States Senate on June 29, 2000, introduced a resolution
> designating the week beginning September 24, 2000, as National Amputee
> Awareness Week.
>
> The Board of Directors and Members of the National Association of Orthotics
> and Prosthetics (NAAOP) would like to take this opportunity to express our
> appreciation to all US amputees and the National Organizations representing
> needs for their continuing efforts to awareness of this significant
> disability.
>
> We encourage all individuals to join us in increasing national awareness of
> the struggles, as well as the successes of this very unique disability group.
>
> John N. Billock, CPO,
> Board Member & Co-Chairman of the NAAOP Legislative Committee
>
>
> 106th CONGRESS
>
> 2d Session
>
> S. RES. 330
> Designating the week beginning September 24, 2000, as `National Amputee
> Awareness Week'.
>
>
> IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
>
> June 29, 2000
> Mr. INHOFE submitted the following resolution; which was read twice and
> referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
>
>
> RESOLUTION
> Designating the week beginning September 24, 2000, as `National Amputee
> Awareness Week'.
>
> Whereas current research indicates that more than 1.5 million Americans, of
> all ages and of both genders, have had amputations;
>
> Whereas every year 156,000 individuals in the United States lose a limb;
>
> Whereas each month 13,000 individuals lose a limb;
>
> Whereas each week 2,996 individuals lose a limb;
>
> Whereas each day 428 individuals lose a limb;
>
> Whereas becoming an amputee is a lifetime condition, not just a temporary
> circumstance;
>
> Whereas 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;
>
> Whereas most insurance policies cover prosthetics with the stipulation of one
> prosthesis per patient for life;
>
> Whereas the average prosthesis lasts between three and five years;
>
> Whereas the general public is unaware of the plight of the amputee community;
>
> Whereas an increased awareness to the issues faced by the amputee community
> will also bring about increased awareness for further research; and
>
> Whereas establishing `National Amputee Awareness Week' will bring the cause
> of amputee awareness to the national front: Now, therefore, be it
>
>
> Resolved, That the Senate--
>
> (1) proclaims the week of September 24, through September 30, 2000, as
> `National Amputee Awareness Week'; and
>
> (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation calling upon the people
> of the United States, interested groups, and affected persons to promote the
> awareness of the amputee community, and to observe the week with appropriate
> ceremonies and activities.
>