Personal Injury Law

About 1.7 Million US Traumatic Brain Injuries Occur Every Year, Reports CDC

According to a new report by the CDC, traumatic brain injuries are the cause of 52,000 fatalities and 1.7 million hospital visits every year. The report, called "Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Death," was released earlier this month. March is Brain Injury Awareness moth.

The report notes that TBI deaths make up nearly a third of injury-related fatalities in the US. The incidence rate of brain injury-linked hospitalization and emergency room visits have gone up 19.5% and 14.4% respectively since the 2002-2006 survey period.

More facts mentioned in the CDC report:

? Men are more likely to sustain traumatic brain injuries than women.
? 75% of TBIs are mild traumatic brain injuries, such as concussions.
? 473,947 kids, ages 14 and under, visit US ER?s each year because of TBIs.
? The 75 and older age group has the highest incidence rates of TBI deaths and hospitalization.
? Adults (ages 65 and older), teenagers (ages 15 to 19), and kids (younger than age 5) are at highest risk of sustaining a TBI.
? 35.2% of traumatic brain injuries occur during fall accidents.
? 17.3% of TBIs occur during traffic crashes?the number one cause of TBI deaths.
? 16.5% of TBIs happen because someone was hit by or struck an object.
? Assaults cause 10% of TBIs.
? The cause of 21% of TBIs remains unknown.

Our Chicago, Illinois traumatic brain injury lawyers are familiar with the havoc, pain, and suffering that a TBI can wreak on the victim, family, and friends. Vision loss, memory problems, communication difficulties, chronic pain, seizures, motor control difficulties, aphasia, dysphasia, and coma are just some of the challenging effects of living with a TBI. In addition to the life-altering changes that can result, the financial costs of living with a TBI can be astronomical.

It is so important that you obtain financial recovery from the party or parties responsible for the TBI.

CDC Study Examines Rising Incidence of TBI, Medpagetoday.com, March 19, 2010

Brain Injury Awareness Month 2010, Brain Injury Association of America

Related Web Resources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Full post as published by Chicago Injury Attorney Blog on March 22, 2010 (boomark / email).