TBI Statistics
The Tragedy of Brain Injury in the Decade of the Brain
The statistics of brain injury are staggering: 700,000 brain injuries each year in the United States; 100,000 deaths per year; and 70,000 - 90,000 people permanently disabled as a result of brain injury. Most serious automobile accidents involve a brain injury. Many of these injuries are serious, but many also form "mild" and "moderate" categories. Victims experience significant personality changes, debilitating cognitive deficits and serious physical and social problems, yet they are often seen as "normal" by some in the medical profession. One author called them the "walking wounded." Their plight is often unnoticed and their needs are not served. It is truly "a silent epidemic."
The statistics of brain injury are staggering: 700,000 brain injuries each year in the United States; 100,000 deaths per year; and 70,000 - 90,000 people permanently disabled as a result of brain injury. Most serious automobile accidents involve a brain injury. Many of these injuries are serious, but many also form "mild" and "moderate" categories. Victims experience significant personality changes, debilitating cognitive deficits and serious physical and social problems, yet they are often seen as "normal" by some in the medical profession. One author called them the "walking wounded." Their plight is often unnoticed and their needs are not served. It is truly "a silent epidemic."
