Your Wisconsin brain injury lawyer can press your Wisconsin case

TBI, or traumatic brain injury, can reveal itself in varied forms. First, the TBI must be examined via tests using an MRI, CT or other imaging device. These may reveal moderate to severe TBI, which can involve sensory loss, paralysis, seizures, weakness, reduced muscle control, memory loss and eating, sleeping and speaking disorders. The severe end of a TBI includes coma. Insurance companies may contest that these ailments were a result of a TBI, but your Wisconsin brain injury lawyer can fight in the legal arena for you and your loved ones in this regard.

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 Wisconsin brain injury lawyer can seek fair and just compensation in these cases.

One of the most important things you can do to guard against brain injury in Wisconsin 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.

Statistics on brain injuries demonstrate that 1.4 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury in this country annually, including many in Wisconsin. From those, about 50,000 people perish, approximately 1.1 million are seen in the ER and released, and approximately 235,000 people are placed in a hospital. Taking everyone into account, an estimated 5.3 million people in this country have a lengthy or even permanent requirement for living help because of a traumatic brain injury. Such Americans may require a knowledgable Wisconsin brain injury lawyer for assistance.

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 Wisconsin brain injury attorney as soon as possible.

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