A personal injury lawsuit has been filed by a young boy’s parents stemming from head injuries repeatedly sustained by the boy from students bullying him at school. The impact left the child requiring surgery for brain injuries. The personal injury lawsuit claims that the child suffers from fatigue, dizziness, nausea, headaches, short-term memory loss, and loss of fine motor skills.
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Every day, six people drown in pools in the United States. Even though many of these pools are public and have certified life guards, drowning is still one of the top leading causes of accidental death in our country. If not death, drowning can result in serious brain injury and personal injuries. 30% of those who drown in public pools are children.
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The government has announced plans to substantially increase disability benefits for veterans with mild traumatic brain injuries. This plan acknowledges for the first time that veterans suffering from this less severe version of the Iraq war’s most common wound will struggle to make a living.
Up to 320,000 troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have suffered traumatic brain injury. The vast majority are mild and came from exposure to an explosion, often from a roadside bomb.
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To help reduce athletic concussions, public school officials have begun to take steps to reduce the number of concussions that student athletes suffer. The school district will implement a computerized program that allows coaches and administrators to assess an individual’s baseline and post-brain injury neurocognitive abilities. Concussions are a form of brain injury and any step to reduce their prevalence is a step in the right direction.
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The father of a man who has filed a personal injury lawsuit provided emotional testimony regarding his son’s brain injury. His testimony could help determine jury damages to be awarded to the son and his family who care for him daily as a result of his brain injury. The father stated that medical expenses to date are $626,000.00. It is estimated that the man will require an additional $4.6 million for medical expenses related to his brain injury in his expected lifetime.
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The National Institute of Health and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is hosting a two day scientific conference on brain injury entitled “Trauma Spectrum Disorders: The Role of Gender, Race, & Other Socioeconomic Factors.” The brain injury conference will be held at the Natcher Conference Center on the NIH Campus on October 1-2, 2008 from 8am to 5pm each day.
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A Midwestern child recently returned home after suffering brain injury after he was found face-down in the family’s swimming pool. The 22-month-old was admitted into a hospital after the drowning. The child was put on a respirator and was in a comatose state with severe brain injury. At one point, doctors did not believe that the boy would survive. Although he is still in a coma, he was released from the hospital. He now requires round-the-clock care and medication. It may take a year or two for his brain to heal or he may continue to stay in his present state.
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A new report found that assaults could lead to a rise in the number of traumatic brain injuries. A recent report found that young people, infants, and women are the most likely to be brain injury victims. Brain injury is ten times more common than spinal injury and on average three times as disabling. The brain injury is different from any other injury because a brain is the seat of a person’s thinking and personality. An injury to the brain can affect everything from short term memory to a person’s behavior.
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A nationwide study to understand the nature behind post-traumatic stress disorder has been launched in the U.S. Funded by the Department of Defense Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program, the study will be a $60 million, five-year, 10-site Clinic consortium. The study will lead to the prevention and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. These are two prevalent and poorly understood battlefield-related disorders that affect millions of citizens, both military and civilian.
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According to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate, children aged 5-18 suffer at least 96,000 sports-related brain injuries yearly. As many as twenty percent of all high school football players sustain concussions annually. These brain injuries are especially troubling because teenage brain tissue is still developing. However, most high schools and colleges fail to provide athletes the kind of neuropsychological testing that is needed to assist in their recovery.
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A baby was admitted to a hospital with brain injury and a skull fracture in addition to multiple broken bones. Last Thursday, the man whom police said caused those injuries was charged in court. He was charged with felonious assault and felony endangering children.
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A young guy with a life-threatening brain injury was given a children’s pain killer and told that he could go home from the hospital in half an hour. Just hours after that medical malpractice, he needed six holes drilled in his skull to keep him alive. Doctors failed to spot the life-threatening brain injury. Later, another doctor saw him and gave him a scan that showed fluid on the brain.
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A woman who had become a spokesperson for brain injury survivors suffered a second brain injury when she was involved in a car accident . She was on her way to a brain injury conference when a tractor-trailer rear-ended the Jeep in which she was a passenger. During this car accident, the Jeep rolled three times and she suffered a broken knee, bruises, and another brain injury.
One of the disabilities from the brain injury was aphasia, which limits the ability to speak and comprehend speech. Last month, a jury awarded her $10.2 million in damages in a personal injury lawsuit stemming from the car accident.
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If you think you may have this type of brain injury, look for the following symptoms: nausea, balance problems, dizziness, double or fuzzy vision, sensitivity to light or noise, headache, feeling sluggish, feeling foggy or groggy, concentration or memory problems, or confusion.
If you experience these symptoms, you may be suffering from a certain type of brain injury called a concussion. Seek medical attention immediately.
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A recent study concluded that patients who recover fully from brain injury and head trauma may have to use more of their brains than they did prior to the accident or injury. They use more of their brains to complete the same mental tasks. Traumatic brain injury often results in impaired working memory. In order to compensation, brain injury victims use more of other parts of their brains.
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A recent study indicates that brain injury victims in a vegetative state may recover faster with amino acids. The authors of the study indicate that amino acids may improve the recovery from a vegetative or minimally conscious state in patients suffering from brain injury.
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Any blow to the head may cause a concussion. Student athletes are at an increased risk of this type of brain injury without proper safety equipment and supervision. Also, anyone who has suffered a concussion before is at a higher risk of having concussions in the future. Slip and falls and traffic accidents often involve concussions.
Sports most likely to cause concussions include baseball, basketball, field hockey, football, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, volleyball, or wrestling.
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A concussion is a type of brain injury caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 300,000 sports-and recreation-related head injuries occur in the U.S. yearly.
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A brain injury charity recently began an awareness campaign stating that the use of helmets for children reduces the risk of serious and life-changing brain injury by bicycling accidents. Wearing a helmet reduces the risk of brain injury by 65-88 percent. Serious brain injury can occur from a bang on the head, even if there is no skull fracture involved.
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One Chicago woman is amazing people everywhere she walks. She is a “miracle woman.” She went from being pronounced dead, in a 3-month coma with brain stem damage to being able to walk and talk today. It has been 33 years since the Chicago woman suffered the brain trauma. In 1975, she was driving through the Chicagoland area when she was victim to a car accident where she was struck by a drunk driver. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Now, she’s married with two small daughters. This Chicago woman is a survivor.
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Often times, people who make full recovery after brain injury continue to report mental fatigue and feeling slightly different. These feelings remain despite good scores on cognitive tests. Imaging experts have shown that persons suffering from brain injury may have to work harder than the brains of healthy people to perform at the same level.
In America, approximately 1.4 million Americans sustain brain injuries yearly. Costs associated with these brain injuries are estimated to amount to $40 billion.
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Injury to the brain is one of the most traumatic and debilitating injuries that a person can experience. A person’s life changes within a matter of seconds when they experience a brain injury. The two most vulnerable groups to brain or spinal cord injuries are drivers and athletes. However, there are specific ways that a person can minimize their threat of brain injury. Drivers are advised to: not multitask, turn off cell phones, wear their seat belt, and drive defensively. Additionally, drivers should not drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol, nor should they drive when fatigued. Athletes can prevent brain injury by wearing protective gear such as a helmet or padding and staying away from high-risk stunts. Athletes should also prepare themselves by knowing what to do if a brain or spinal cord injury should occur. Finally, all individuals should remember to seek medical attention immediately after they suspect a brain or spinal cord injury. To read the full story, click here.
The driver responsible for a recent deadly car accident had suffered from a brain injury for years. According to the driver's mother, the driver battled his brain injury and anger that the government and society did not care about individuals with similar brain injuries. He died after crashing into an SUV; the driver of the SUV also perished.
The mother is haunted and left believing that if her son received more treatment for his brain injury, the devastating car accident could have been avoided. Brain injuries can happen in many ways: work accidents, sports injuries, car accidents, falls, assaults, etc. The symptoms may vary from person to person, but one of the common challenges is that the victims become unpredictably angry and difficult to be around.
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