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”.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> John N. Billock, CPO,
> Board Member & Co-Chairman of the NAAOP Legislative Committee
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> 106th CONGRESS
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> 2d Session
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> S. RES. 330
> Designating the week beginning September 24, 2000, as `National =
Amputee
> Awareness Week’.
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> IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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> June 29, 2000
> Mr. INHOFE submitted the following resolution; which was read twice =
and
> referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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> RESOLUTION
> Designating the week beginning September 24, 2000, as `National =
Amputee
> Awareness Week’.
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> Whereas current research indicates that more than 1.5 million =
Americans, of
> all ages and of both genders, have had amputations;
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> Whereas every year 156,000 individuals in the United States lose a =
limb;
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> Whereas each month 13,000 individuals lose a limb;
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> Whereas each week 2,996 individuals lose a limb;
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> Whereas each day 428 individuals lose a limb;
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> Whereas becoming an amputee is a lifetime condition, not just a =
temporary
> circumstance;
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> 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;
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> Whereas most insurance policies cover prosthetics with the stipulation =
of one
> prosthesis per patient for life;
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> Whereas the average prosthesis lasts between three and five years;
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> Whereas the general public is unaware of the plight of the amputee =
community;
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> Whereas an increased awareness to the issues faced by the amputee =
community
> will also bring about increased awareness for further research; and
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> Whereas establishing `National Amputee Awareness Week’ will bring the =
cause
> of amputee awareness to the national front: Now, therefore, be it
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> Resolved, That the Senate–
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> (1) proclaims the week of September 24, through September 30, 2000, as
> `National Amputee Awareness Week’; and
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> (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.
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