Causes of TBI

An estimated two million people suffer traumatic brain injury each year and someone will sustain a brain injury every fifteen seconds. An estimated one million people are treated for TBI or Traumatic Brain Injury and released from hospital emergency departments each year.

Each year 230,000 Americans are hospitalized as a result of TBI or Traumatic Brain Injury. Each year 80,000 Americans experience the onset of long term disability as a result of TBI or Traumatic Brain Injury. More than 50,000 people die every year as a result of TBI or Traumatic Brain Injury.

Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of brain injury. They account for 40% of all Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)s. Falls are the second leading cause of TBI or Traumatic Brain Injury and the leading cause of brain injury in the elderly.

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