diff --git a/code/datums/components/tackle.dm b/code/datums/components/tackle.dm
index 8b533c2ef0..d144e3ec2f 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/tackle.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/tackle.dm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   *
   * This component is made for carbon mobs (really, humans), and allows its parent to throw themselves and perform tackles. This is done by enabling throw mode, then clicking on your
   *	  intended target with an empty hand. You will then launch toward your target. If you hit a carbon, you'll roll to see how hard you hit them. If you hit a solid non-mob, you'll
-  *	  roll to see how badly you just messed yourself up. If, along your journey, you hit a table, you'll slam onto it and send up to MAX_TABLE_MESSES (8) /obj/items on the table flying,
+  *	  roll to see how badly you just mparessed yourself up. If, along your journey, you hit a table, you'll slam onto it and send up to MAX_TABLE_MESSES (8) /obj/items on the table flying,
   *	  and take a bit of extra damage and stun for each thing launched.
   *
   * There are 2 """skill rolls""" involved here, which are handled and explained in sack() and rollTackle() (for roll 1, carbons), and splat() (for roll 2, walls and solid objects)
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
 			playsound(user, 'sound/effects/blobattack.ogg', 60, TRUE)
 			playsound(user, 'sound/effects/splat.ogg', 70, TRUE)
 			user.emote("scream")
-			user.gain_trauma(/datum/brain_trauma/severe/paralysis/paraplegic) // oopsie indeed!
+			user.gain_trauma(/datum/brain_trauma/severe/paralysis/spinesnapped) // oopsie indeed!
 			shake_camera(user, 7, 7)
 			user.overlay_fullscreen("flash", /obj/screen/fullscreen/flash)
 			user.clear_fullscreen("flash", 4.5)