Information on Traumatic Brain Injuries

The CDC states that they estimate 5.3 million people in the United States that live with a disability as a result of a Traumatic brain injury. 

In the United States, approximately 230,000 people are hospitalized and survive after a TBI. 80,000-90,000 of those go on to have life long injury related disabilities. These figures through www.biaaz.org are incomplete as they don't include the count of those that veterans, pediatric or tribal. 

There are 3 types of Traumatic Brain Injuries. Severe, Moderate and Mild. In each level there are grades assigned. Example, Addi is a grade 3 Diffuse Axonal Traumatic Brain Injury. Her grading will never change.

Grading is typically done by your Doctor or a speech therapist using a Glascow coma scale.

  Rancho Los Amigos Revised (neuroskills.com) 

The outcome for people who end up with a TBI due to an accident differ. Typically,

22% Will die from their injuries.

30% Will become worse at some point in their life.

22% Stay the same once they leave rehabilitation.

26% Will improve through out the first 5 years following their diagnosis. 

Even after their survival and  initial stay in rehabilitation, a traumatic brain injury typically cuts life expectancy by 9 years.

A Traumatic Brain Injury is a chronic, life long health condition.

People with  a Traumatic Brain injury are at risk for issues like depression, anxiety, irritability, sleep disorders, cognitive impairments, to name a few .