Traumatic Brain Injury

The statistics are nothing short of frightening. Every 15 seconds, every minute of the day, every day of the year, an American will be the victim of traumatic brain injury. That amounts to over 1,400,000 traumatic brain injuries every year, 50,000 of which will prove fatal.

Over 1 million of those suffering from traumatic brain injury will receive emergency rooms treatment-- the most expensive form of healthcare-- each year, and over 80,000 of those suffering traumatic brain injuries will be permanently disabled. Given that the two age groups most likely to experience traumatic brain injuries are children under four and teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19, lifelong disability is a serious prospect indeed.

More than 5 million Americans are already requiring lifelong assistance because of their traumatic brain injuries. Many of these are sports-related, but the most frequent cause is from falls which account for more than 25% of traumatic brain injuries. The very young and the very old are the most likely to receive brain injuries from falling.

The costs involved with traumatic brain injuries are simply staggering, averaging between $600,000 and $1.8 million over the course of a lifetime. With 80,000 people a year now joining the ranks of those who require lifetime of assistance because of their injuries, the annual bill increases by between $4,800,000, 000 and $14,400,000,000. (That's billions!)

Having a traumatic brain injury is not only physically devastating; it can be financially devastating as well. Even a victim covered by health insurance a victim may eventually find that the costs of treatment for dramatic brain injury eventually exceed the lifetime cap on his or her insurance policy. For the underinsured and those lacking health insurance a traumatic brain injury may be a financial blow from which they never recover.

The Catastrophic Injury Resource Center is an Internet website dedicated to providing the best professional information to those having to cope with the aftermath of from traumatic brain and other catastrophic injuries. The Catastrophic Injury Resource Center reaches out not only to the injured, but to their family members and caretakers. The site was established with the purpose of gathering as much useful information as possible in one simple-to-navigate place, because the last thing someone dealing with a catastrophic injury needs is the frustration of trying to get good information from the reams of that now available online.

The victim of a catastrophic injury as well as his or her family is going to need assistance in sorting through all the medical, legal, and emotional issues which arise following the injury. Confronted with soaring medical bills which could soon have them unable to pay their other obligations, a victim's family may want to know their legal rights and whether they are entitled to compensation on behalf of the victim.

They need a guide which presents their medical options in easy to understand language, and they need a nonjudgmental community where they can go for sympathetic answers to their questions and understanding hearts to share their struggles. Thanks to The Catastrophic Injury Resource Center, all those things are now available to all who need them!