| One of the most devastating and traumatic | | | | about the symptoms. You would probably wake |
| injury that you can get from an accident is | | | | up on a hospital bed and days have past after |
| traumatic brain injury or commonly known as | | | | your accident happened. |
| simply head injury. Brain injury is usually | | | | |
| the result of head trauma like when the head | | | | At the time of the accident, treatments for |
| suddenly or violently hits an object. Common | | | | head injury usually entails trying to |
| accidents like car accidents and slip and | | | | stabilize the injured person to prevent |
| fall accident may result in head trauma. | | | | further injuries. The concern of the medical |
| Other causes of brain injury is when objects | | | | personnel is insuring proper oxygen supply to |
| violently hit the head or pierce the skull | | | | the brain and the rest of the body, |
| and enters the brain tissue. Premise | | | | maintaining adequate blood flow and |
| liability accidents like falling debris or | | | | regulating blood pressure. |
| objects from buildings or shelves are | | | | |
| examples of accidents resulting in this kind | | | | If after the car accident and you were |
| of brain trauma. | | | | diagnosed with mild to moderate brain injury, |
| | | | chances are you may receive skull and neck |
| Brain trauma are said to be either mild, | | | | X-rays to check for bone fractures or spinal |
| moderate or severe depending on the extent of | | | | instability, MRI and CT scan. |
| trauma or injury to the brain. If you are | | | | |
| involved in a car accident and you hit your | | | | Also, in case of moderate to severe brain |
| head on the steering will or who were hit by | | | | injury, you will definitely need to get |
| objects flying inside your car, chances are | | | | rehabilitation that involves individually |
| you may experience brain injury. You will | | | | tailored treatment programs in the areas of |
| know if you have mild brain injury if after | | | | physical therapy, occupational therapy, |
| the accident you lose consciousness for a few | | | | speech/language therapy, physiatrist |
| seconds or minutes, experienced headache, | | | | (physical medicine), psychology/psychiatry, |
| confusion, lightheadedness, blurred vision, | | | | and social support. |
| bad taste in the mouth, dizziness, trouble | | | | |
| with memory, mood changes or trouble with | | | | As you can see, brain trauma is not only a |
| thinking or concentration. If on the other | | | | serious injury, it also entails serious |
| hand, aside from the above symptoms you also | | | | medical expenses. Hence, if you are involved |
| experience worsening headaches, repeated | | | | in a car accident and you are fault free, |
| vomiting or nausea, seizures, slurred speech, | | | | secure the services of a competent personal |
| loss of coordination and continued | | | | injury lawyer immediately. Otherwise, aside |
| restlessness or agitation and confusion. If, | | | | from brain trauma, your finances might also |
| however, after the accident you experienced | | | | be paralyzed. |
| serious head trauma, you don't have to worry | | | | |