United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

Years ago, someone started a post and I think Ohio and Michigan had a large number of OBPI. I don't know the stats on TBPI.

Interesting...

If you look at the statistics for Oregon in the last Outreach they were the highest per 1000 births.

this is really neat and helps alot

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bump for the newbies

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I also think that the appearance of a concentration of BPI events in the Northeast is very interesting as well. I wonder how many of these families relocated to the Northeast because of its greater availability of services? I think that many of us would be interested to learn where in the BPI is most likely to occur. So I would like to make the suggestion that people when contributing to the site identify not their current residence, but where the injury occured. For example, I currently live in a very rural area, but the injury occured in a very urban area...

Otherwise forgive my suggestion if I offend anyone, I am a statistician. If we post from our current residence, then this site is valueable for its social and support purposes, but if we post the location of the injury this sites serves prehaps a greater epidemiological purpose in identifying the source, hence possibly reducing the incidence, of BPI injuries.

Math BPI Mom

Of course, you could have a second map for that purpose

I think a second map for that purpoce would be neat. I know I posted where I currently live which is about 3 hours from where my injury occured.
Amy 18 ROBPI from MN

You know I was thinking about the same thing. WE lived in California, the injury occured in California but now we live in Illinois. It would be cool to do a map that shows where the injuries are occuring. I am too computer illiterate to try something like this, but think it would be great to see where these injuries are happening !!!
Gayle mom of Brandon 7 ROBPI ILLINOIS