Injury Causing Events

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falling is the event which most often results in TBI constituting 35.2% of all reported cases; the second leading cause are vehicle collisions, which represents 17.3% of TBI incidents, followed by blunt force trauma where individuals are either struck by or against solid objects, making up 16.5% of all TBI occurrences.  Males are at the highest risk of suffering TBI, representing 59% of all reported cases. Further, children age 4 and below make up 18% of all TBI cases; and adults age 75 and above represent 22% of such injuries. http://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/causes.html

Risks in Active Living

Unfortunately, individuals often suffer TBI while engaged in physical activities which bring much enjoyment and fulfillment to them. As has come to light in recent years, football players have been shown to incur these types of injuries during play. TBI injuries in football are attributable to concussions, which are medically described as 'deceleration' of the brain. Deceleration injuries occur when the head accelerates rapidly, and suddenly stops, or is violently spun. This violent jostling causes brain cells to depolarize, and fire their neurotransmitters simultaneously, resulting in an unhealthy inundation of chemicals that deaden certain receptors linked to learning and memory. The immediate results can include confusion, blurred vision, memory loss, nausea and occasionally, unconsciousness. Further, once a concussion is suffered, an individual may be as much as four times as likely to sustain a second. Moreover, after several concussions, recurrence can result through a lesser blow and recovery time increases.http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/f/football/head_injuries/index.html

The most devastating incidents often occur in an instance and involve massive blows to the head or spinal column, resulting in coma and or death. High risk outdoor activists such as skiers and motorcyclists are all too familiar with these incidents. http://abcnews.go.com/US/sarah-burke-accident-freestyle-skiing-champion-critical-condition-after-surgergy/story?id=15344038#.Tw9uO6US2Ag As exhibited in this article, even the most proficient outdoor activists may fall victim to a traumatic brain injury. In any case, individuals engaged in high risk activities should exercise the utmost vigilance and caution to avoid suffering such an injury. 

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Traumatic Brain injuries which result from the negligence of others may be compensable through civil litigation. If you or a loved one has been injured in this manner please contact the attorneys at the Law Offices of Drivon, Turner & Waters by phone at (209) 644-1234 or by email @ http://www.drivonlaw.com/

Injury Causing Events

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falling is the event which most often results in TBI constituting 35.2% of all reported cases; the second leading cause are vehicle collisions, which represents 17.3% of TBI incidents, followed by blunt force trauma where individuals are either struck by or against solid objects, making up 16.5% of all TBI occurrences.  Males are at the highest risk of suffering TBI, representing 59% of all reported cases. Further, children age 4 and below make up 18% of all TBI cases; and adults age 75 and above represent 22% of such injuries. http://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/causes.html

Risks in Active Living

Unfortunately, individuals often suffer TBI while engaged in physical activities which bring much enjoyment and fulfillment to them. As has come to light in recent years, football players have been shown to incur these types of injuries during play. TBI injuries in football are attributable to concussions, which are medically described as 'deceleration' of the brain. Deceleration injuries occur when the head accelerates rapidly, and suddenly stops, or is violently spun. This violent jostling causes brain cells to depolarize, and fire their neurotransmitters simultaneously, resulting in an unhealthy inundation of chemicals that deaden certain receptors linked to learning and memory. The immediate results can include confusion, blurred vision, memory loss, nausea and occasionally, unconsciousness. Further, once a concussion is suffered, an individual may be as much as four times as likely to sustain a second. Moreover, after several concussions, recurrence can result through a lesser blow and recovery time increases.http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/f/football/head_injuries/index.html

The most devastating incidents often occur in an instance and involve massive blows to the head or spinal column, resulting in coma and or death. High risk outdoor activists such as skiers and motorcyclists are all too familiar with these incidents. http://abcnews.go.com/US/sarah-burke-accident-freestyle-skiing-champion-critical-condition-after-surgergy/story?id=15344038#.Tw9uO6US2Ag As exhibited in this article, even the most proficient outdoor activists may fall victim to a traumatic brain injury. In any case, individuals engaged in high risk activities should exercise the utmost vigilance and caution to avoid suffering such an injury. 

About Us:

Traumatic Brain injuries which result from the negligence of others may be compensable through civil litigation. If you or a loved one has been injured in this manner please contact the attorneys at the Law Offices of Drivon, Turner & Waters by phone at (209) 644-1234 or by email @ http://www.drivonlaw.com/