Your Pennsylvania brain injury lawyer can press your Pennsylvania case

TBI, or traumatic brain injury, can happen in auto and motorcycle accidents, slip and fall mishaps, construction accidents and accidents involving sporting activities. A brain injury also can occur due to harmful drugs, including prescription drugs. Medications can alter the flow of blood to the brain, causing damage to the brain, such as internal hemorrhaging. When you or a family member has sustained a brain injury, contact a experienced Pennsylvania brain injury attorney for fast legal assistance.

After car accidents, the next most frequent cause of brain injuries are falls, which are the chief cause of brain injuries in the elderly. Overall, falls account for about 1/4 of all traumatic brain injuries, or TBI, in this country. As many as 75 per cent of such falls happen in the home, but the other 25 per cent occur elsewhere, including work, a place of business or on the street. Also, more than a third of falls occur simply by slipping or tripping while walking. Yet such falls can be serious. A skilled Pennsylvania brain injury lawyer can aid you in acquiring financial compensation when a brain injury occurs in a fall that's due to another's negligence.

One of the most important things you can do to guard against brain injury in Pennsylvania is to wear a helmet always while riding on a bicycle, a motorcycle or even a scooter or skateboard. A collision involving a bike, scooter, skateboard or motorcycle can lead to serious head injuries which even can prove fatal. If a person has a protective helmet, their chances of escaping a serious head injury are greatly improved. Also keep in mind that an accident while riding a bicycle, scooter or skateboard also can involve a much larger vehicle such as an auto or truck. A relatively inexpensive helmet is a small price to pay to avoid a serious if not deadly head injury which damages the brain.

A brain injury can affect a sufferer's well being forever. That is due to the fact that brain tissue cannot regenerate. After a brain cell is lost, it cannot be recovered. That means the abilities linked to the damaged brain cell cannot be restored. For this reason, recovery from a brain injury can be extremely difficult. In the case of any brain injury, contact a skilled Pennsylvania brain injury lawyer for assistance.

Statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control indicate that annually 50,000 citizens will die in the United States due to TBI, or traumatic brain injury. Moreover, such injuries lead to long-term disabilities for 80,000 Americans. Such injuries are normally caused by an external physical force against the brain which leads to a lessened or altered state of consciousness. Such injuries are 1.5 times more likely to occur in men. Vehicular collisions and falls together account for 48 per cent of such injuries, and those falls often are caused by another person's wrongdoing. An experienced Pennsylvania brain injury attorney can pursue just and fair compensation in these instances.

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