Causes of Traumatic Brain Injury

Philadelphia, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can be notoriously difficult to diagnose, as well as live with. They can affect you or a loved one for the rest of your life. An injury like this is most often a preventable one. When you or a loved one is diagnosed with a TBI, you need an experienced traumatic brain injury attorney on your side.

The most common causes of traumatic brain injury include:

• Motor vehicle accidents – A seemingly minor car accident can just as easily cause a TBI as a major accident. Injuries like a TBI may be overlooked in a minor accident, especially if there is very little or no visible damage. Motor vehicle accidents are the most common cause of TBI in the country. The best way to avoid TBI in motor vehicle accidents is to wear your seatbelt.
• Medical Malpractice
• Products Liability
• Trucking Accidents
• Construction Accidents
• Sports – Many sports, both contact and non-contact may cause traumatic brain injury. Hundreds of thousands of people, many still in high school become victims of sports-related TBI. Over half of high school students who develop TBI playing sports get them while playing football. Almost a fifth of high school students involved in sports are diagnosed with a TBI each year. Tens of thousands of children are involved in bicycle-related accidents that cause TBI every year.
• Falls – Slip and fall accidents that cause TBI are more likely among older people and infants. People who have medical conditions that cause seizures are also more likely to suffer TBI in a fall. However, anyone who slips on ice, in a store aisle with a spill, or on an uneven surface, can become a TBI victim.
• Violence – Bullet wounds are a leading cause of TBI in this country. However, violently shaking a child, getting into physical altercations where someone is hit in the head, and many other types of violent behavior can cause TBI.

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury in the Philadelphia or Lancaster, Pennsylvania area, please contact the experienced brain injury lawyers at Atlee Hall, LLP for an initial case consultation.