Many Florida residents who get into car accidents are left with injuries. Traumatic brain injuries are among the most serious and can affect you in myriad ways depending on their severity. What is a traumatic brain injury? A TBI is a type of brain injury that occurs...
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Some dangers of concussions and TBIs
A TBI, or traumatic brain injury, commonly occurs from trauma to the brain from falls or auto accidents. They can happen to almost anyone, but they are more frequent in certain groups. There are some dangers a person in Tampa, Florida, should know about if they have...
TBIs are often caused by falls
As people age, their risk for being injured increases. This happens for many reasons. One of the most significant types of personal injury in Florida is the traumatic brain injury. A traumatic brain injury can have side effects that can last a lifetime, causing a...
Classifying types of brain injuries in Florida
Traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, can be serious and even life-threatening for Florida residents. Because TBI is used as an umbrella term to refer to anyone who's had a substantial head injury, someone suffering from a TBI might have had a mild injury or more severe...
Racial disparities can affect outcomes for brain injury patients
Brain injuries can be devastating for anyone in Florida who experiences this type of complex harm. Traumatic brain injuries not only involve significant recovery time but may also lead to substantial changes in your ongoing quality of life and significant risks for...
Contributing factors that enhance death risk of TBIs
There is a recognizable disparity in the death rate among people who suffer a traumatic brain injury in Florida and elsewhere in the United States. There are a number of reasons why some traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, prove fatal and others do not. One factor is...
TBI and the increased risk of stroke
A traumatic brain injury can occur in any accident that involves blunt force impact to the head. In Florida, over 20,000 cases of traumatic brain injury are treated each year, according to the State Health Department. This figure comes from their latest data in 2014...
Traumatic brain injuries and resulting brain disorders
Two types of accidents are the most commonplace causes of traumatic brain injuries in Florida and around the country. Far and away the most frequent cause is a slip and fall. These types of accidents are followed by car crashes in terms of frequency of occurrence....
Who is more susceptible to TBIs in Florida?
More than one million Americans have died from this type of injury. Those who survive may experience short-term or long-term health problems from a TBI. People who don't have the money to receive proper treatment are more susceptible to death and long-term health...
Serious injuries and the loss of consortium
Every day, people in Florida suffer injuries caused by accidents. Most people understand that a serious injury can result in lost wages, pain and suffering for the injured person. However, family members of an accident victim can be subjected to another kind of...