Head Injury Safety Checklist

HEAD INJURY SAFETY CHECKLIST Experts say that a traumatic brain injury can cause serious health consequences for an accident victim. This checklist may give you some ideas about symptoms to discuss with a licensed health professional. Seek medical care. Symptoms Notes If you feel that you have experienced any of these symptoms you may want to talk to your doctor about your symptoms. Accidentally repeating the same task Making decisions seems difficult and ex- hausting Difficulty communicating wants, thoughts and feelings Intellectual changes. Your injury may cause you to become overly dis- tracted or have difficulty finding words. Unintentionally saying something twice Psychological dam- age may occur after a head injury. Initially it may be difficult to accomplish small tasks, but research shows that injuries can heal over time with prop- Symptoms Notes Difficulty doing tasks that used to be easy Change of mood with no explanation er care. Difficulty concentrating on simple tasks Unexplained feelings of terror or panic Record symptoms over multiple days if possible. It is possible that some days your symp- toms may take a great toll on you, and other days you may feel symptom free. Talk to your doctor to assess your injury. Anxiety that won't go away Symptoms Notes Unusual behavior Mood or personalit changes may occur after a brain injury. A sense of restlessness Temper outbursts www.mcminnlaw.com | (512) 474-0222 | 502 W 14th St, Austin, TX 78701 McMinn LAW FIRM Created by McMinn Law Firm. Jason MCMinn and Justin McMinn are experienced personal injury lawyers.