Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

The Catastrophic Injury site has been established as the premier source to ensure that accurate and professional information is widely available to the catastrophically injured, to the many people who are searching for vital information on behalf of a loved one, to the family who needs support and to the professionals. It is the hope of the founders of the online site that it will be able to pratically assist with advice, guidance, products and support that might not otherwise be available to those in need. The NTAF Catastrophic Injury Program helps individuals living with spinal cord injury, burns, severe brain injury and mild traumatic brain injury to fund raise to pay for hospital and doctor bills, medical insurance premiums, deductibles and co-payments, medications and much more.

When a mild traumatic brain injury is the catastrophic result of negligent behavior of another person or entity the family might find themselves facing a number of serious issues requiring the highly qualified and professional advice of experienced people who have handled these matters for many years. The questions usually raised by families include how are the medical bills and future medical costs to be paid, how will the family expenses be paid and if the mild traumatic brain injury was caused by a second party’s negligent behavior how can the family pursue a personal injury claim to recover compensation. The Catastrophic Injury site displays answers to these questions and allows the asking of many more. The Catastrophic Injury Resource Center (CIR is dedicated to assisting patients who are looking for affordable medical treatment. CIRC provides the counseling regarding the nationwide availability of reduced costs or free medical services from various organizations and referrals to the organizations. In cases that qualify medical treatment may be partially or fully funded.

The Catastrophic Injury site displays the advice of different sources to cope with mild traumatic brain injury and includes a section on the importance of healthy nutrition to enable the endeavor to stay as healthy and positive as possible. For a while or longer equipment may be needed to assist mobility and a physiotherapist, social worker or doctor will be able to advise on the types of equipment required and programs that may assist with funding. Catastrophic Injury informs that the mild traumatic brain injury may be what is termed “focal” which means that the damage is confined to a small area. Generally accident patients will be seen in an emergency room for evaluation and treatment. Patients may be suffering from temporary nausea, confusion and be experiencing problems with concentration and remembering. They may at the outset be unconscious, be experiencing siezures or be exhibiting irritability.