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TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY LAWYER

How Prevalent is TBI?

Traumatic brain injuries have received a lot of media attention due to the high profile cases, including football players and other athletes. What people do not realize is the high frequency of traumatic brain injuries that occur everyday during normal activities. Every 15 seconds someone in the U.S. sustains a traumatic brain injury according to the Brain Injury Association. The traumatic brain injuries leave about 80,000 Americans with long-term disabilities every year, causing permanent cognitive and emotional problems. The costs associated to the 1.5 million Americans that suffer a traumatic brain injury every year can be extensive. The Brain Injury Association estimates hospital and fatal injury costs relating to traumatic brain injuries in the U.S. exceed $48 billion annually.

Every fifteen seconds someone will sustain a traumatic brain injury in the US, most likely caused by a vehicle crash, fall, or sports injury. The data shows that the risk of a second traumatic brain injury triples after the initial injury, and after a second TBI the risk of a third becomes eight times greater. Over 5.3 million Americans are estimated to currently live with a disability from a traumatic brain injury according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, costing more than $48 billion in hospital and fatal injury costs every year.

Assessing a Traumatic Brain Injury
Using the Glascow Coma Scale and the Rancho Los Amigos Levels of Cognitive Functioning can identify measuring the severity of the traumatic brain injury and tracking the progress made following the injury. Read More...

Traumatic Brain Injury Detection

A traumatic brain injury can cause physical, cognitive, social, and vocational changes that affect an individual for a short period of time or permanently. Some traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases are difficult to detect because even a CT scan can show proper brain functioning despite brain damage being present. Some symptoms may not appear until much after the injury. Unless the traumatic brain injury is serious a neurologist will often times not schedule with the patient. A regular physician may not catch a problem in a routine office visit. If you, or a family member, has suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and would like to speak with a traumatic brain injury lawyer, please contact us.

Traumatic Brain Injury Statistics

• 5.3 million Americans, a little more than 2% of the US population, live with disabilities from traumatic brain injuries.
• Every year 1.5 million Americans will suffer a traumatic brain injury.
• Every year 50,000 people will die as a direct result of a traumatic brain injury.
• Every year 80,000 people will develop long-term disabilities because of a traumatic brain injury.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Costs
Severe traumatic brain injuries have over $3 million in lifetime costs, for moderate traumatic brain injury it is approximately $941,000; and for mild traumatic brain injury it is approximately $85,000. The Brain Injury Association estimates hospital and fatal injury costs relating to traumatic brain injuries in the U.S. exceed $48 billion annually.

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