The CDC estimates that 1.7 million people sustain brain injuries annually in the United States. Of those injured, 1.365 million are treated and released from emergency rooms the same day, while 275,000 are hospitalized. Brain injuries kill over 52,000 people per year, accounting for over 30% of all injury-related deaths. The leading causes of traumatic brain injury are slip and fall accidents (35.2% of cases), auto accidents (17.3% of cases), and being struck or hitting one's head (16.5% of cases). Recovery from traumatic brain injury can take years, and full recovery is rare, with most victims facing lifelong neurological damage and limitations. The cost of recovering from traumatic brain

1. FactsAboutBrainInjury
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2. The CDC estimates that 1.7
million people sustain a brain
injury every year.

3. Of the 1.7
million people
who sustain a
brain injury
annually,
1.365 million
receive
treatment in
the emergency
room and are
released that
same day.

4. Almost500,000
emergency
department
visitsforbrain
injuryinvolve
childrenaged
14andunder.

5. Of the 1.7 million people who
sustain brain injury annually,
275,000 are hospitalized
following emergency treatment.

6. Brain injury kills 52,000
people yearly, accounting for
over 30% of all injury related
deaths in the United States.

7. Adults over the age of 75 have the
highest rate of hospitalization and
death, but males under the age of
five have the highest rate of
emergency room visits,
hospitalizations and death
combined.

8. Slip and fall
accidents are
the leading
cause of
traumatic
brain injury
(TBI),
accounting for
35.2% of cases.

9. Auto accidents, including truck
and motorcycle accidents, are the
second leading cause of TBI,
accounting for 17.3% of all cases.

10. Beingstruck
byanobjector
hittingthe
headagainst
anobject
accountsfor
16.5%ofTBIs
annually,
makingthem
thethird
leadingcause.

11. RecoveryfromTBIcantakeyears
andfullrecoveryisrare.Most
victimsofseriousbraininjurywill
havesomeneurologicaldamage
andlimitationsforthe
restoftheirlives.

12. THE COST OF
RECOVERING FROM
TBI, EVEN PARTIALLY,
CAN EXCEED
$3 MILLION OVER THE
COURSE OF A
LIFETIME.

13. Victims of traumatic brain injury are entitled to
compensation for medical expenses,
rehabilitation, home modifications, adaptive
technology, lost wages, lifestyle changes, and
emotional and physical suffering. The personal
injury lawyers at Leventhal Sar, LLC can help.
Call us at 303-515-7355 to schedule a
free consultation and learn more.