Your Vermont brain injury lawyer can press your Vermont case

Data 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 persons. 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 Vermont brain injury attorney can pursue just and fair compensation in these instances.

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 Vermont 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 Vermont 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.

Some brain injuries are not diagnosed until long after an accident. That is largely because victims who visit an emergency room and don't show gross signs of brain damage, such as swelling, hemorrhaging or contusion, may not have their brain injury diagnosed in the ER. It may only be later that the brain injury becomes clear. Often it takes special tests to diagnose a brain injury, and these are not available in an ER. Such tests can include a CT scan or MRI. But some brain damage may be microscopic, requiring even more exacting tests. At whatever point when you or a loved one realize that there has been a brain injury, contact a knowledgeable Vermont brain injury lawyer immediately.

A brain injury may change a victim's life indefinitely. That is because brain tissue does not grow back. Once a brain cell is gone, it cannot be replaced. That means the functions associated with the lost brain cell cannot return. Thus, recovery from a brain injury can be painstaking. For any brain injury, contact an experienced Vermont brain injury lawyer for help.

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