One of the most catastrophic injuries an accident victim can sustain is a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Although there are many different types of incidents that can result in a TBI, one of the most common is vehicle accidents. When an accident victim losses consciousness or has an obvious wound or injury to their head…
Brain injuries are commonly sustained in serious accidents. These severe injuries are often debilitating and can result in long-term health problems. Brain injuries cover a wide spectrum of severity, ranging from something mild, like a concussion, to something catastrophic, like a traumatic brain injury. Due to the fact that a concussion and a traumatic brain…
One of the most serious injuries that an accident victim can suffer is a traumatic brain injury (TBI). According to national statistics, almost three million people suffer brain injuries each year. Almost 250,000 brain injury victims end up hospitalized each year. Approximately 60,000 of those victims die from those injuries, and for those who are…
A 16-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), when a hit-ad-run driver struck her as she walked to school on a Monday morning. The nearly fatal collision happened in the 1100 block of Park Avenue near the intersection with E. Virginia Beach Boulevard, and police continued searching for the fleeing driver days after the…
Any type of injury to a child can be alarming, but traumatic head injuries are especially frightening for parents. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are approximately 435,000 children who suffer a brain injury each year in this country. Many of these children do recover from their injury,…