Traumatic Brain Injuries: What You Need To Know

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY What You Need to Know TBI IN UNITED STATES TBI BY AGE 52,000 0-4 MOST LIKELY TO SUSTAIN A TBI Die 1.7M 275,000 Hospitalized 15-19 people sustain a TBI annually 1.365M Emergency Department Visits 65+ Mild Traumatic 30.5% 5% ur esch year CHILDREN AGED O TO 14 YEARS Brain Injury (MTIB) Occur each year Almost half a million emergency department visits for TBI of injury-related death is TBI $60 Billion ADULTS AGED 75+ LOST PRODUCTIVITY COST Highest rates of TBI-related hospitalization and death Due to TBI Males are about twice as likely as females to experience a TBI TBI BY EXTERNAL CAUSE 10% ASSAULT 35.2% FALL 16.5% Leading cause of TBI 523,043 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS 62,334 HOSPITALIZATIONS STRUCK BY/ AGAINST 21% M 17.3%o MOTOR VEHICLE-TRAFFIC UNKNOWN/OTHER Leading cause of TBI-related death ADDITIONAL TBI FINDINGS INCREASE IN TBI - Emergency 46% Department Visits 14.4% 19.5% 62% 34% Hospitalizations Fall-Related TBI Emergency Department Visits Hospitalizations Fall-Ralated TBI (AGES 65+) (AGES 0-14) 27% Deaths 1.6 - 3.8 MILLION MODERATE & SEVERE HEAD INJURY EXPOSURES TO 30% SOLDIERS BLASTS Have been diagnosed as having had a TBI Estimated Leading cause of TBI among active duty military personnel 2.3 and 4.5 times Sports-related TBIS increased risk of per year ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER ) 75% 2 OUT OF 3 TBI SURVIVORS Will live a normal life span, but will require 5 to 10 years of intensive services and rehabilitation Bicyclists who die each year, die because of head injury $4M+ e85% INJURY Estimated costs of a Person does not need to be can be prevented by wearing a helmet knocked-out or strike their head severe brain injury to sustain TBI People who sustain a brain injury are 3X as likely to sustain a second brain injury People who sustain a second brain injury are 8X as likely to sustain a third brain injury BLURRY HEADACHE VISSION AND DIZZINESS NAUSEA AND DIFFICULTY VOMITING REMEMBERING NEW INFORMATION RINGING IN THE CONFUSION AND EARS DISORIENTATION INABILITY TO TROUBLE SPEAKING REMEMBER THE COHERENTLY CAUSE OF THE INJURY CHANGES IN EMOTIONS OR SLEEP UNCONSCIOUSNESS PATTERNS SYMPTOMS OF TBI MILD TBI/ CONCUSSION MODERATE TBI SEVERE TBI • Knocks you out for more than • Either doesn't knock you out or knocks you out for 30 minutes or less •Unconsciousness lasting more than 30 minutes 24 hours Symptoms are more serious and longer-lasting than Concussion • Symptoms are more serious and longer-lasting than Concussion • Effects are usually temporary EFFECTS OF TBI PHYSICAL COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL Headaches • Difficulty concentrating Becoming angry easily Difficulty speaking • Trouble with attention Getting frustrated easily Blurry eyesight • Forgetfulness Acting without thinking Trouble hearing • Difficulty making decisions Loss of energy • Repeating things • Change in sense of taste or smell • Dizziness or trouble with balance MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED EFFECTS OF TBI • Feeling tired all the time • Sleeping much more or less than usual • Drinking more alcohol • Taking more of a prescription or over-the-counter medication than as directed • Feeling sad and anxious • Doing things without stopping to think • Feeling irritated or angered all the time • Using illegal drugs • Having trouble concentrating, remembering, or focusing on tasks • Getting frustrated or overwhelmed easily • Smoking or using tobacco more often • Not feeling like yourself CLARK the SOURCES: http://www.headinjuryctr-stl.org/statistics.html https://www.braintrauma.org/tbi-faqs/tbi-statistics/ http://maketheconnection.net/conditions/traumatic-brain-injury http://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/pdf/Bluebook_factsheet-a.pdf http://www.alz.org/dementia/traumatic-brain-injury-head-trauma-symptoms.asp LAW OFFICE wWW.THECLARKLAWOFFICE.COM