If you feel symptoms of a brain injury after an accident, it may be a good idea to keep track of how you may be feeling. Check out our brain injury safety checklist to keep track of what you want to talk about with your doctor. Do you think that you’ve had outbursts of anger that seem unexplained? Or a hard time remembering what you were going to say? You’re not alone. Brain injury symptoms may be emotional, intellectual or behavioral. Download our Brain Injury Safety Checklist and talk to your doctor about your symptoms. - See more at: http://visual.ly/head-injury-safety-checklist#sthash.TZuH9g91.dpuf

1. HEAD INJURY SAFETY CHECKLIST
Experts say that a traumatic brain injury can cause serious health consequences for an
accident victim. This checklist may give you some ideas about symptoms to discuss with a
licensed health professional.
Difficulty doing tasks that used to be easy
Change of mood with no explanation
Difficulty concentrating on simple tasks
Unexplained feelings of terror or panic
Anxiety that won’t go away
Unusual behavior
A sense of restlessness
Temper outbursts
Accidentally repeating the same task
Making decisions seems difficult and ex-
hausting
Difficulty communicating wants, thoughts
and feelings
Unintentionally saying something twice
Symptoms Notes
Symptoms Notes
Symptoms Notes
Seek medical care.
If you feel that you have
experienced any of these
symptoms you may want
to talk to your doctor
about your symptoms.
Mood or personality
changes may occur after
a brain injury.
Record symptoms
over multiple days if
possible. It is possible that
some days your symp-
toms may take a great toll
on you, and other days
you may feel symptom
free. Talk to your doctor
to assess your injury.
Psychological dam-
age may occur after a
head injury. Initially it may
be difficult to accomplish
small tasks, but research
shows that injuries can
heal over time with prop-
er care.
Intellectual changes.
Your injury may cause you
to become overly dis-
tracted or have difficulty
finding words.
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