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Brain Injuries From Car Accidents Are Common: Are You Or A Loved One A Victim Of A Brain Injury?

About one million Americans will seek medical treatment following a blow to the skull and have a diagnosis of head injury every year. What’s more alarming about this statistic is that 1 in 10 of those patients will suffer physically and mentally for periods of time so extensive that their work and everyday lives will be severely impacted.

Many head injuries are the result of auto accidents. However, brain damage is not caused only by a collision with a hard surface or from a body moving at fast speeds. The brain can also incur significant damage when an injury occurs at relatively slower speeds. The brain is harmed by three different types of processes, which are bruising/bleeding, tearing, or swelling.

Doctors have traditionally discussed brain injuries in terms of two general categories: open & closed. Closed head injury occurs when the cranium has not been broken, whereas open head injury is the result of the skull fracturing. In years past, doctors believed that the less severe type of head injury was the closed head injury. However, the medical community now realizes that closed head injury can be just as serious if not the more severe condition because the intact skull acts as a pressure-cooker on the damaged brain. This places strain on the brain, and consequently, can lead to higher levels of damage than with open head injuries in which excess pressure is relieved preventing further brain injury. As a result of significant dissimilarities from one patient to the next, these terms are no longer commonly used.

The Missouri Department of Health reports that one brain injury cannot simply be compared to another injury and identified as of the same type. This is because the neural components that make up the brain are so intricate and differentiated from one another that applying the same amount of dangerous force to the same spot on two different brains could cause very different types and amounts of damage.

Head injuries are often referred to as the “silent epidemic” because it is often impossible to fully comprehend the extent of the damage and how the injured person and their loved ones have been affected.

There are many support organizations in both Missouri and Kansas for those suffering a traumatic brain injury. The lawyers at the Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys have significant experience in pursuing injury claims on behalf of those who have suffered traumatic brain injuries. If you or a loved one has suffered a traumatic brain injury due to the negligence of another, contact our experienced lawyers to see if we can be of help to you.

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