Our brain controls our perspectives, recollections, utterances, actions, and breathing. When we suffer a major injury, especially with a vital organ such as the brain can cause severe damage that can change our lives forever. Even a superficially minor brain can result in lasting harm. Speaking with a reputable Glendale traumatic brain injury attorney can help you recover the right compensation to cover for the damages you sustained.
When another person’s negligence caused your brain injury, the law may designate you compensation. You can use this money to pay for medical costs, lost earnings, and support to help you live as normally as possible. According to the condition when you sustained an injury, you might also get compensation for physical or mental suffering or other damages considered as non-economic.
What is a Traumatic Brain Injury or TBI?
Traumatic brain injury or TBI is an abrupt injury to the head that causes damage to the brain. The injury usually results in a jolt, bump, or blow to the head. TBI can also occur when an object runs into the skull. TBI also happens when you experienced a direct blow to the head, where the brain hits the skull on the head’s opposite side.
TBIs are truly devastating due to their severity. Even slight injuries can make suffer lasting disabilities. Every year, nearly 30% of all injury deaths and over 2.5 million hospital emergency room visits are due to TBIs. When you or someone you love suffers from TBI, never hesitate to talk to a skilled Glendale traumatic brain injury lawyer to protect your rights.
Different Types of Traumatic Brain Injuries
Traumatic brain injuries come in two types – closed brain injury and penetrating or open brain injury.
Closed Brain Injury
Closed brain injuries occur when there’s a non-penetrating injury to the brain without any damage to the skull. This type of brain injury is due to the quick forward or backward movement and shaking of the brain. It can result in bruising and tearing of the brain tissues including the blood vessels. This brain injury is usually caused by slip and falls, car accidents, and contact sports such as boxing, football, wrestling, and shaking a baby.
Open or Penetrating Brain Injury
Open or penetrating brain injury occurs when the skull suffered damage such as a break or crack in the skull or bullet that penetrated.
Most Common Causes of Traumatic Brain Injuries
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), slip and fall accidents top the list of the leading cause of TBI’s in the US, which accounts for 47% of all such injuries. Children below 14 years of age and adults more than 65 years old are the most vulnerable for slip and fall accidents. The next leading cause of TBI is due to heavy objects that struck the head, which is most prevalent in children aged below 15.
Other causes of TBIs include:
- Falls from ladders and scaffolding
- Bicycle accidents
- Rollover car accidents
- Blasts and explosions
- SUV and pickup truck accidents
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Contact sports accidents
- Sexual and physical assaults
Common Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injuries
When you suffer TBI, you might have one or more of the following symptoms as well as lifetime physical and changes in the personality:
- Headache
- Nausea and vomiting
- Hypersensitivity to light, noise, touch, smell, or taste
- Ringing in the ears
- Dizziness
- Depression
- Changes in sex drive
- Anxiety
- Sensitivity to crowds
- Sleep difficulty or oversleeping
- Fatigue
Those who have suffered brain injuries might feel more irritated by sensory stimuli. Likewise, they are more probable to make instinctive or poor decisions. Another thing is, they are more likely to get into drugs and alcohol or even engage in indecent sexual activity due to some brain injuries that can reduce inhibitions.
Some patients may not even recognize the changes, however, family members and close friends are the ones who notice it. Moreover, they can even suffer from seizures.
Responsibility For Traumatic Brain Injury
Anyone can be responsible for the occurrence of traumatic brain injury. When an individual failed to considerately inform others of danger or who established a hazard that resulted in TBI may face liability. Similarly, any person who failed to follow traffic rules that led to a tragic accident resulting in brain injury is much liable.
There are also instances when a poor design or defective products cause traumatic brain injury. A knowledgeable Glendale traumatic brain injury attorney has the skills to prove if the cause of the accident is due to product malfunction.
Get in Touch with a Knowledgeable Glendale Traumatic Brain Injury Attorney
Getting in touch with Benjamin Law Firm is the best decision that you can make when you or a loved one suffers a traumatic brain injury. We have a team of knowledgeable and skillful traumatic brain injury attorneys who can help you all the way. We can establish a strong personal injury case since most of our attorneys have an interest and background in Medicine.
Call us today at 818-423-4878. We’ll evaluate your case at no obligation and discuss the best strategies to ensure better chances of winning your case.
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