Has your teen suffered this shockingly common injury? According to the Journal of American Medical Association, one in five students in grades eight, nine and 10 have suffered concussion before. And no – we don’t just mean football players. A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The causes include bumps, jolts and...
In the United States, 1.7 million people sustain traumatic brain injuries every year. Of those, 52,000 die, 275,000 are hospitalized and 1.3 million are treated and released from emergency rooms. Brain injury is a contributing factor to nearly a third of all injury-related deaths. The effects of traumatic brain injury vary from person to person,...
The brain is the center of operations for the whole human body. So, when a brain injury occurs, it can be hard to predict exactly what the effects are going to be. People who research TBI tend to group symptoms and effects into three categories: physical, emotional and cognitive. We blogged last week about the...
Last week, we discussed some of the common causes of traumatic brain injury. We’re continuing the series this week with a look at the three major categories of complications that TBI can cause. This week, we’ll discuss the myriad cognitive effects of TBI. Cognition is defined as knowing, or thinking. There are many different mental...
An injured customer of the Recess Arcade Bar in Austin, Texas is filing a lawsuit after he had received injuries from the bar’s bouncer. The plaintiff claims that the employee launched an unprovoked attack on him, which led to 55 stitches and an eye injury. A similar incident happened in Austin at the Kung Fu...
A young male employee at a Lowe’s store in Lubbock, Texas died when a stack of wood fell on top of him. Lowe’s headquarters has already sent internal investigators to the scene. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is also expected to send its own investigators. OSHA is a part of the United States...
A 36-year-old Austin man named Kenneth Johnson has suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) by an unknown rock thrower. The victim has had part of his skull removed. Currently, he is unable to communicate more than a few words, but he is able to walk around with a cane. The rock thrower has yet to...
A chemical leak at the DuPont chemical plant in La Porte, Texas has led to the deaths of four workers. The fatalities were caused by a valve failure, which led to a leaking of methyl mercaptan. For one family, this event has become a double tragedy, as two of the four who died were brothers....
A collection of former University of Texas football players suffering from football-related brain injuries has filed a $50 million class action lawsuit against the NCAA. Their claim is that the college football organization has been negligent in regards to protecting college football players over the course of several decades. Do Athletes Have a Shot for...
According to the Texas Penal Code, a person is charged with manslaughter if he or she recklessly causes the death of an individual. Prosecutors must prove that a defendant’s reckless action resulted in the death of another. It is important to note that there are specific types of manslaughter charges in Texas, such as intoxication...
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