Every year, more than over a million people visit America’s emergency departments with TBI – traumatic head injuries. In places such as Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., a total of approximately 2.5 million TBI sufferers are listed as paying visits, being hospitalized or dying from this sever personal injury in 2010. A TBI attorney is aware of these statistics. He or she can work with a client and/or his or her loved ones, to help make the catastrophic results bearable.
What Is TBI?
TBI is also known as traumatic brain injury or acquired brain injury, head injury. It is the result of a sudden (distress, including a blow) to the brain disrupts the normal function of the brain. The result is substantial disability and/or mortality. TBI produces several profound effects including:
- Cognitive
- Emotional
- Physical
- Psychological
- Social
Classification of TBI
Physicians classify head injuries as either primary or secondary. The former specifically includes TBI. It is a primary injury resulting from a mechanical force such as striking the head with the stereotypical blunt object. An alternative cause of primary injury or TBI is the brain strikes the inside of the skull. This is often the result of acceleration followed by sudden deceleration. Secondary TBI may also occur. It is not induced by mechanical means. Rather it is a delayed reaction after the event.
Symptoms of a Brain Injury
Professionals, including your TBI attorney and medical experts in Baltimore, classify TBI results as being focal and/or diffuse injuries. These are not mutually exclusive.
- Focal Injury: Often the result of contact, this type of injury includes scalp injury, skull fracture, and surface bruises
- Diffuse Injury: This classification includes meningitis, diffuse axonal injury (DAI), hypoxic-ischemic damage and vascular injury. Such symptoms or effects usually are the result of the forces of acceleration-deceleration
Overall, the results of TBI exhibit both short and long-term effects. While some may be minor inconveniences, others create major disruptions in your life and the lives of your family and all who love and care for you. From amnesia to emotional and psychological trauma to death, TBI is able to seriously change your life and that of those around you. You will need money to compensate for the damage not caused by you.
Contact a TBI Attorney
If you or someone close to you in Baltimore has suffered from a TBI, through no fault of their own, you need to take immediate action. TBI can result in long term, debilitating medical problems. Only a highly qualified professional, someone skilled in brain injury can help you file a successful claim. Save yourself and your family some grief. Contact a qualified, skilled, reputable and professional TBI attorney, now.
Brain Injury Counsel we only represent those who suffer from head injuries. We are specialists in this area. This gives us an advantage when it comes time to represent our clients. We understand the catastrophic impact that TBI can have on the victim and his or her family. In Baltimore, a TBI Attorney can help you obtain compensation to cover medical expenses and help your family get through this tough time. To discover more about our knowledgeable, experienced and resourceful team of attorneys, contact us online at http://www.braininjurycounsel.com/.
