1.   Bradhurst said the spinal injury would have paralyzed him.

2.   Doctors are watching Mnatsakanov closely to determine whether the spinal-cord injury has paralyzed him.

3.   Four people, including a woman paralyzed by injuries, were flown out of Pijijiapan by medical rescue teams from as far away as Mexico City and Monterrey.

4.   The injury paralyzed the hind legs, so that the rats initially dragged them.