Month: November 2017

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) have become a pervasive problem in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 1.7 million Americans sustain a TBI every year. 52,000 of these injury victims die. TBIs are a contributing factor in nearly one third (30.5 percent) of all injury-related deaths in the United States. And while nearly…

Birth injuries occur to an alarming number of infants born in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than twenty-three thousand infants died in 2015 alone. Many more children suffered permanent physiological damage as the result of birth injuries. Brain injuries are among the most devastating of all birth injuries. Many of these injured…

According to the Centers for Disease Control[1] and Prevention, as many as 1.4 million Americans suffer a brain injury on an annual basis. Brain injuries can be caused by anything from a car accident to a fall in the shower to a sports-related accident at school. If a loved one has sustained a brain injury, there are some general terms…

Following a traumatic accident or incident, victims may suffer a variety of physical and mental injuries. Two common injuries resulting from auto collisions falls, explosions, or similarly severe accidents are traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These conditions are each very serious in their own right and can have significant adverse effects on victims. Differences between TBI…