Got Brains

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Got Brains?
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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
An assault on the brain that causes mild to
severe injury.
Two Types Penetrating head injuries Closed
head injuries
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(www.vh.net)
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Magnitude
2 million head injuries
1.5 million suffer nonfatal TBI
300 Thousand require hospitalization
TBI account for 34 of injury deaths
Family Caregiver Alliance
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(www.adrian.org)
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Coast of Care For one person
Lifetime severe TBI up 4 million
Estimated medical and non medical 151,587
Acute rehab avg. 110,891 or 1,000 a day
Family Care Giver Alliance
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(www.morticom.com)
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(www.valkyrieriders.com)
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Fitting of helmets
Helmet fits Head
Worn Correctly
Directions
Sports medicine corner
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