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Question: What are the common causes of brain injuries? Murphy Associates, LLC

 

A:

Brain injuries are caused by jolt or a blow to the head that disrupts the normal brain function. The common causes of brain injury include traffic accidents, physical assault, and accidents at work, home, outdoors, and also while playing sports.

The leading causes of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) are:

• Falls: Approximately 28 percent of new brain injuries every year are caused by Slip-and-Fall accidents. The leading cause of brain injury for adults over the age of 75 and children under the age of four are Falls.

• Struck By/Against Events: 19 percent of brain injuries are caused by Struck by/against events, in which the head is jolted by a collision with a stationary or moving object.

• Motor Vehicle Accidents: Auto accidents account for 20 percent of brain injuries.

• Assaults: Violent encounters account for 11 percent of brain injuries.



Statistics provided by the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.


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Douglasville
8302 Office Park Drive (off Hospital Drive)
Douglasville, GA 30134
Phone: 770-577-3020
Fax: 770-577-2011

Atlanta
5825 Glenridge Drive, Atlanta, GA 30328
Phone: 770-577-3020
Fax: 770-577-2011
Toll Free: 1-800-503-7598