B r a i n
I n j u r y C a n b e P r e v e n t e d !!
Many of the brain injuries that occur
annually in this country can be prevented.
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Every 23
seconds, one person in the U.S. sustains a Traumatic Brain Injury.
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An
estimated 5.3 Million Americans currently live with disabilities
resulting from Traumatic Brain Injury.
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1.4
Million Americans sustain a Traumatic Brain Injury each year.
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More
than 50,000 people die every year as a result of Traumatic Brain
Injury.
A brain injury is an insult to the
brain caused by an external force, which may impair cognitive,
physical, behavioral, and emotional functions.
Brain injury rehabilitation is a long
process that is measured in years rather than months. Many persons
with severe brain injuries face a wide range of lifelong problems.
These problems, in turn, can dramatically affect an individual's
ability to live independently, care for a family, and work.
The true extent of brain injury is
conveyed by numbers. Lives, hopes, dreams, families, and friendships
are often altered in the wake of a brain injury. Research,
rehabilitation, public awareness, and PREVENTION can help to lessen
the occurrence to brain injuries in our society.
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The BEST
Protection Against Brain Injury is PREVENTION!! |
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