How Do You Know if You’ve Suffered a TBI? What Are the Different Treatment Options?
Experts believe that almost any level of direct impact with your head or neck can cause a traumatic brain injury. A car accident, a slip and fall or a work-related accident can cause your brain to careen off the inside of your skull, damaging tissue and leading to swelling or bleeding that can be life-threatening. What are the clear warning signs that your bump or blow to the head may be serious? What should you do in the immediate aftermath of any type of head trauma?
The Factors that May Indicate a Traumatic Brain Injury
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), nearly three million people suffer some level of traumatic brain injury every year. There’s a common misperception that a TBI is only serious if you lose consciousness. In fact, with many concussions (a term that generally refers to mild traumatic brain injury), there is no loss of consciousness, though there can still be the potential for serious consequences, including death. The most common symptoms of a TBI include:
- Headaches that remain for more than a couple of hours
- Persistent nausea or vomiting
- Uncharacteristic sensitivity to light or sound, as well as changes in taste or sense of smell
- Cognitive challenges, including loss of long-term or short memory, difficulty speaking or understanding conversations, and problems with reasoning or calculating
- Vertigo, dizziness or loss of balance
- Tingling or loss of feeling in your extremities
- Changes in your sleep patterns—either insomnia or excessive fatigue
What Should You Do If You Suspect that You’ve Suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury?
Anytime you’ve had a bump or blow to the head, you should seek immediate medical attention, either in a hospital emergency room, an urgent care facility or with your primary care physician. Your doctor will have the tools to diagnose and treat you, or will refer you to a specialist, such as a neurologist.
If you suffered the TBI in an accident caused by someone else’s carelessness, you also want to hire an experienced attorney as soon as possible, so that your legal rights are fully protected.
We Can Help You Get Full and Fair Compensation after a Traumatic Brain Injury
We can help you pursue full and fair compensation for any losses suffered as the result of someone else’s carelessness or negligence. We offer a free initial consultation to anyone with a potential personal injury claim. We fight for the rights of injured people in Forney and across Kaufman, Hunt, Rockwall, Van Zandt Counties in Texas, including Talty, Terrell, Elmo, Crandall, Scurry, Oak Ridge, Kemp, Rosser, Post Oak Bend, Oak Grove, Rockwall, Rowlett, Fate, Royse City, Canton and Wills Point. Contact Stucky Injury Law or call us at 214-453-1190 for an appointment.