Traumatic Brain Injuries

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES IN SYMPTOMS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1.700,000 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) • FATIGUE • SEIZURES • HEADACHES • MEMORY Loss • VISUAL DISTURBANCES • POOR ATTENTION/CONCENTRATION • SLEEP DISTURBANCES • DIZZINESS/LOSS OF BALANCE PER YEAR PLUS ALL THE TBIS THẠT GO UNTREATED! 52000 • IRRITABILITY-EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES • FEELINGS OF DEPRESSION DIE OTHER SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH MILD TBI • NAUSEA • LOSS OF SMELL • MOOD CHANGES • SENSITIVITY TO LIGHT AND SOUNDS • SLOWNESS IN THINKING • GETTING LOST OR CONFUSED CAUSES OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS LOST $76.5 Billion 473,947& 17% ANNUAL ER VISITS PRODUCTIVITY COST FOR TBI MADE ANNUALLY BY FALLS OTHER 35% 21% CHILDREN AGED O TO 14 YEARS DUE TO TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES IN THE UNITED STATES, YEAR 2000. STRUCK BY/ AGAINST OBJECT ASSAULT ADULTS AGED 75 YEARS 10% 16% CYCLING: 64,993 AND OLDER HIGHEST RATES OF TBIS IN SPORTS YEAR TBI-RELATED FOOTBALL: BASEBALL HOSPITALIZATION 36,412 & SOFTBALL: 25,079 AND DEATH 52,000 Deaths 275,000 Hospitalizations 1,365,000 Emergency Department Visits BASKETBALL: 24,701 ??? GLASGOW COMA SCORE 9 - 12 GLASGOW COMA SCORE 8 OR LESS Receiving Other Medical Care or No Care NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY TBIS. MODERATE TBI SEVERE TBI A loss of consciousness that lasts for more than 30 minutes but less than 24 hours. Memory loss after the traumatic event, called post-traumatic amnesia or A loss of consciousness that lasts for more than 24 hours PTA lasting for 7 days or longer. A Glasgow Comå Score of 8 or less, which indicates that the patient is in a coma. Shulman DuBois LLC Sources: http://www.cdcgov/traumaticbraininjury/ 1553 SE Tolman St. Portland, OR 97202 Phone 503-222-4411 • Fax 503-224-6424 http://www.biausa.org/ http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/traumatic-brain-injury/DSo0552 www.pdxinjurylaw.com