If you have been involved in a car accident or other traumatic event, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can affect how the brain works. Your TBI may be caused by a:
Traumatic brain injury is a significant cause of death and disability.
In 2019 there were about 61,000 TBI related deaths in the United States. This breaks down to about 166 traumatic brain injury death every day.
Traumatic brain injuries affect all age groups. Therefore, anyone can suffer a traumatic brain injury. However, data collected by the CDC some groups are at greater risk of dying from a TBI or experiencing long-term health problems after the injury. According to the CDC, the following groups of people are more likely to be affected by traumatic brain injury:
Traumatic brain injuries are commonly caused by slip and falls, trip and fall, motor vehicle crash, gunshot wounds, or an assault.
Research shows that:
A traumatic brain injury may lead to short or long-term health problems. The severity of the brain injury will determine the kinds of health problems you may face. In other words, a car accident victim with a mild TBI or concussion may experience short-term symptoms and feel better over a period of weeks or months. On the other hand, a car accident victim with a moderate or severe TBI may permanent or life-long effects from the brain injury.
If you believe you have suffered a possible traumatic brain injury, get medical help immediately. Your physician may have treatment or strategy to help speed your recovery. Depending on the severity of the traumatic brain injury, the injury can be treated as follows:
In the case of a child with a traumatic brain injury before the brain is developed, could see an impact on the brain’s development.
The developing brain in children react different to traumatic brain injury. In children with developing brain, an injury of any severity may:
Children suffering from a traumatic brain injury stemming from a car accident may experience changes in their cognitive function, overall health, and behavioral changes, which can affect learning, manage emotions, and involvement with others. All these TBI related change can affect the child’s development into an adult.
In some cases, the adult traumatic brain injury is missed altogether. Elderly adults with TBI have a higher incidence of hospitalization and death from a TBI compared other age groups. TBIs are sometimes missed or misdiagnosed in older adults because symptoms of TBI can mimic or overlap with other medical conditions, such as dementia or Alzheimer.
The traumatic brain injury in elderly should be checked for signs and symptoms of TBI if the adult has fallen or been involved in a car crash. Adults taking blood thinners are at an increased risk for brain bleed. The following blood thinners increase the risk brain bleed:
After traumatic brain injury, the bleeding in the brain can increase of more severe injury or death.
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