INJURY BLOG

By the time you’ve finished reading this blog at least 2 or 3 people will have sustained a traumatic brain injury in the United States. That’s because in America, someone suffers a brain injury every 21 seconds. This results in more than a million and a half Americans suffering from a head injury each and every year. While the majority of these brain injuries will be minor concussions, at least 80,000 will suffer permanent and irreversible brain damage. The effects

There are many ways a person can be affected with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The most common causes are car accidents, being shot with a firearm and falling. A TBI can result in cognitive problems such as headache, difficulty thinking, memory problems, attention deficits, mood swings and frustration. Some 1.5 million people in the U.S. suffer from TBI and over 50,000 die from it each year. And while brain injuries can be hard on the sufferer, they can also