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Injuries involving some type of blow to the head are among the most common in our society. 1.4 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury each year:

• 50,000 Americans die due to traumatic brain injuries
• 235,000 Americans are hospitalized due to traumatic brain injuries
• Approximately 2,685 deaths occur each year to children aged 0 - 14 due to traumatic brain injuries
• 37,000 children aged 0 - 14 are hospitalized each year due to traumatic brain injuries
• 435,000 children aged 0 - 14 make visits to the emergency room each year for head injuries

Have you or someone you know suffered a traumatic brain injury?  If so, contact one of our brain damage attorneys in your area today!

There are many causes for a traumatic brain injury to occur.  Statistics show that:

• 28% of traumatic brain injuries are caused by a falling accident
• 20% of traumatic brain injuries are caused by car accidents
• 19% of traumatic brain injuries are caused by struck by/against events
• 11% of traumatic brain injuries are caused by assault

Direct medical costs and indirect costs such as lost productivity of TBI totaled an estimated $60 billion in the United States in 2000.

Have you or someone you know suffered a traumatic brain injury?  If so, contact one of our brain damage attorneys in your area today!