Accidents That Cause Brain Injuries
Brain injury has a number of causes that include the following:
- Blunt trauma from a jolt or bump to the head
- Indirect trauma caused by intense movement of the brain through shaking or severe rotation
- Damage through direct penetration of brain tissue by skull fracture or foreign object
- Trauma to brain tissue via force or shock wave from high velocity accidents or explosions
Common accidents that cause brain injury include the following:
- Falls
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Sporting or recreational events
- Assault or criminal violence
- Workplace accidents
- Electrical shock
- Bicycle accidents
Any trauma to the brain is serious. Because of the gelatinous nature of the brain, the organ moves if it is subjected to sufficient force. Although whiplash generally is considered a spinal or neck injury, the force required to cause that condition can stretch, bruise, and break delicate nerve fibers as the brain strikes the front and back of the skull during a vehicle or other accident. It is this movement within the skull cavity that can cause devastating injury.
Traumatic Brain Injury
There are many ways to acquire a brain injury, such as disease, lack of oxygen, or seizure. However, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by force or blow to the brain.
Symptoms of traumatic brain injury can present immediately upon injury or develop in the days and weeks following even a minor accident. Being checked at a hospital or by your doctor is important, but seek help immediately at an emergency room if you experience any of the following:
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Georgia Brain Injury Attorneys Can Help
Although many patients with a minor brain injury recover over time, moderate or severe damage to the brain can be permanent.
Facing an altered future requires financial assistance from parties responsible for your injury. Focused solely on personal injury, the attorneys at Henry Spiegel Milling LLP have an unsurpassed record of successful legal representation to clients suffering head and brain injury throughout Georgia.
Serious brain damage is often irreversible. Our Georgia brain injury lawyers have built an excellent legal record of successful settlement and jury verdicts for clients whose lives are changed forever by brain or head injuries caused through the misconduct of others.