Traumatic brain injuries — blows to the head that disrupt normal brain function — affect 1.4 million Americans each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency reports that 235,000 of those head injury patients are hospitalized and 50,000 die, largely from accidental falls, blows and auto accidents. With the U.S. Department of Defense reporting a historic high rate of TBIs among service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, these injuries are an increasingly important public health issue. Visitors to the LegalView TBI blog can browse posts on promising research into brain injuries, jury verdicts or settlements in TBI lawsuits, and reports on the many complications from head injuries. The blog complements LegalView’s existing collection of TBI resources, which include original articles, links to updated news and government health authorities’
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