Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Every year in America, nearly 100,000 people suffer serious brain injuries that require medical treatment and affect their ability to perform everyday activities.
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Every year in America, nearly 100,000 people suffer serious brain injuries that require medical treatment and affect their ability to perform everyday activities.
According to the state of Florida, traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is an injury to the brain caused by external force to the skull. While any type of trauma to the head or neck region can cause the brain to bruise, bleed, tear or swell, TBI most frequently results from:
- Motor Vehicle Crashes
- Falls
- Violence and Abuse (including gunshots and child abuse)
- Sports and Recreational Accidents
It is important to note that one does not have to be traveling at a high rate of speed or to strike a hard object to suffer a traumatic brain injury.
Individuals who suffer traumatic brain injury are often confronted with confusing lifestyle changes not easily understood by the victim or the victim's family. Simple tasks, once taken for granted, may become cumbersome or even impossible. Dramatic mood swings and loss of short-and long-term memory often result from traumatic brain injury. Family members often observe that a TBI victim has become "a different person." Because there is often no outward manifestation of TBI, however, others may lack an appreciation of the extent of such an injury. A basic understanding of the legal rights of a TBI victim can help victims and family members deal effectively with the crisis of a severe head injury.
To protect your legal rights following a traumatic brain injury, it is wise to consult an attorney who is experienced in handling head injury cases; and one who is knowledgeable in medical issues. In the event of a head injury, it is also important that your attorney understand the full extent of physical, mental and emotional disability often resulting from such injuries. An attorney who has handled brain injury cases in the past will be able to prepare your case most effectively.
The law firm of Hensley Walker, P.A., has a long-standing relationship with the Brain Injury Association of Florida, and we have successfully represented numerous clients who have suffered traumatic brain injury. We understand the hardships TBI victims and their families face, and we stand ready to help you during these difficult times.
We will work hard to see that your legal rights are protected, and that you receive sufficient compensation to secure your financial future. Victims of traumatic brain injury and their families have more than enough worries; financial problems should not be among them.
TBI facts from the Brain Injury Association of Florida:
- If the body is traveling in a car at 65 miles per hour, so is the brain.
- If the body suddenly comes to a stop and lurches forward, so does the brain.
- The body will stop when it hits something, and will then rebound.
- The brain will lurch forward, smashing into the skull and then back again, smashing into the other side of the skull. (The same is true for a baby's brain when the baby is shaken.)
- When the brain is injured, it reacts differently, depending upon the part of the brain affected.
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