Your Alaska brain injury lawyer can press your Alaska case

Facts on brain injuries indicate that 1.4 million citizens suffer a traumatic brain injury in this country annually, including many in Alaska. Of those, about 50,000 citizens perish, about 1.1 million are treated in an emergency room and released, and about 235,000 citizens are hospitalized. Overall, an estimated 5.3 million citizens in America have a long-term or even lifelong need for living assistance due to a traumatic brain injury. Such Americans may need a knowledgable Alaska brain injury lawyer for help.

Statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reveal that each year 50,000 persons will die in America due to TBI, or traumatic brain injury. Also, such injuries cause long-term disabilities for 80,000 people. These injuries are typically caused by an external physical force against the brain which causes a diminished or an altered state of consciousness. These injuries are 1.5 times more likely to be found in men. Vehicular accidents and falls combined account for 48 per cent of these injuries, and these falls often are the result of another person's negligence. An experienced Alaska brain injury lawyer can seek fair and just compensation in these cases.

Following auto accidents, the second most common cause of brain injuries are falls, which are the top cause of brain injuries in older persons. In total, falls account for a quarter of all traumatic brain injuries, or TBI, in America. As many as three-fourths of such falls occur in the home, but the other 1/4 happen elsewhere, including work, a place of business or on the road. Moreover, more than a third of falls happen simply by tripping or slipping while walking. Yet such falls can be deadly. A knowledgeable Alaska brain injury lawyer can assist you in  getting monetary recovery when a brain injury happens in a fall that's because of another's negligence.

Among the most vital things an individual can do to protect against brain injury in Alaska is to wear a helmet at all times while riding on a bike, a motorcycle or even a skateboard or scooter. A mishap involving a bike, scooter, skateboard or motorcycle can cause severe head injuries which even can prove deadly. When a person wears a protective helmet, their odds of avoiding a severe head injury are much better. Also remember that an accident while riding a bicycle, scooter or skateboard also can include a much larger vehicle such as an automobile or truck. A relatively cheap helmet is a tiny price to pay to prevent a serious if not fatal head injury which harms the brain.

A number of brain injuries are not noted until a substantial time after an accident. This is mostly because victims who go to an emergency room and do not show extreme signs of brain injury, such as swelling, hemorrhaging or contusion, may not have their brain injury noted in the emergency room. It may only be much later that the brain injury becomes apparent. Usually it requires special tests to determine a brain injury, and these are not offered in an emergency room. These tests can include an MRI or CT scan. Yet some brain injuries can be microscopic, necessitating even more thorough tests. At any point when you or a family member understand that there has been a brain injury, alert a trained Alaska brain injury attorney as soon as possible.

DISCLAIMER: Jim S. Adler & Associates is not licensed in Alaska. Nonetheless, the law firm does work with outside counsel and local counsel to litigate claims for Alaska as needed.