Brain Injuries

Many people associate traumatic brain injury with falls. Indeed, as people age, they are more likely to have balance and mobility issues that can cause serious falls. However, people of any age can sustain a TBI under a variety of circumstances. The website TraumaticBrainInjury.com notes that common sense measures are often the best way to guard against TBI. The site discusses four causes of TBI and what people can do to prevent it. These are

A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can have a devastating effect on the injured person and that person’s loved ones. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, although a person could physically recover from the injury, other injuries or issues could linger for months, years or even permanently. A TBI can change the way the brain functions. So, a person who could play the piano before the incident which caused the TBI might not

A person who suffers a traumatic brain injury can experience a variety of symptoms and lasting effects. Brain injuries can be measured in several different ways such as with the Abbreviated Trauma Score, the Abbreviated Injury Scale and the Glascow Coma Scale. If the latter is used, a person’s brain trauma is rated on a scale. Those with a score of 13 to 15 are classified as having a mild traumatic brain injury, scores between

Head trauma can be one of the most emotionally and physically devastating types of injuries, and it is important for victims and their families to understand what a brain injury can mean for the future. According to the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems, an injury of this type must include an external force that causes brain tissue damage and one of three other criteria: 1) the victim experiences amnesia or cannot remember what caused the

On July 10, a Miami-Dade circuit judge sentenced a former Miami Beach, Florida, police officer to 18 months in prison for his role in an ATV accident that seriously injured two people. The case against the defendant stems from his conviction last month for reckless driving with serious bodily injury. According to court documents, the defendant was joyriding on the beach while wearing his police uniform and driving a police all-terrain vehicle when he struck

By now, most people in Florida who like football have probably heard about the class action lawsuit that thousands of former professional football players have brought against the National Football League because of concussions suffered during their tenure in the league. A recent development might show that this lawsuit is coming close to the end. The federal judge presiding over the case has preliminarily approved a settlement in the case. The final approval hearing in

It appears that a case involving a woman who was run over by a lifeguard truck is now headed for trial. Three years ago, a Kansas woman was seriously injured after a Volusia County Beach Patrol truck ran over her while her husband and kids looked for seashells nearby. The accident happened July 2011 on Daytona Beach Shores, Florida. The victim’s attorney says that she was asleep on the sand when the lifeguard made a

People expect police officers to follow the law. They expect police officers to help keep the public safe. In the case of a former Miami Beach Police officer, keeping people safe doesn’t seem to have been high on his priority list on the day he was driving an ATV in a reckless manner on a Florida beach. The accident happened in 2011 when the on-duty police officer met a woman at a bachelorette party in

Accidents that result in brain injuries for victims can have catastrophic and life-changing repercussions. One man who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a Florida accident that happened in 2007 is using his story to give inspiration and hope to fellow victims and to warn drivers about the serious consequences of poor choices. The man, now 27 years old, is set to be honored with a community service award by the Traffic Safety Committee of

Car, truck and motorcycle accidents can be catastrophic, and trauma to the brain can be a life-changing event for those who are injured. Proper recognition and medical treatment is crucial to a person’s chance of recovery, and a new study shows that awareness of the severity of head injuries may be increasing in Florida and across the country. The study conducted by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh shows that there has been an increase