Every year, approximately 1.7 million Americans suffer some form of traumatic brain injury.
New Scan Gives Hope to TBI Patients
New Jersey Lawyer Pleads Guilty In Hit-and-Run Accident
A New Jersey man pleaded guilty last week to fleeing the scene of a Tom's River car accident that the left a 17-year-old boy severely injured.
Bayonne Motorcycle Accident Leaves Cyclist in Critical Condition
Yes, he was wearing a helmet, as required by New Jersey law, when the motorcycle accident occurred. But that didn't save the driver from sustaining severe head trauma after colliding with a left-turning minivan and being thrown from his bike. The motorcycle driver was thrown several feet down the road, his helmet and visor even farther and his bike tumbled over a guard rail.
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
"Brain Injury - Anytime, Anywhere, Anyone," is the theme of this year's Brain Injury Awareness Month. Through increased awareness of the seriousness of traumatic brain injuries, the Brain Injury Association hopes to prevent at least some of the 52,000 fatalities and 275,000 hospitalizations that occur every year due to brain injury.
To See, Or Not To See... Behind Your Car
As many as two children, mainly those two-years-old and younger, per week are fatally injured in a back-up motor vehicle accident. An additional 48 are injured. Despite these statistics, the Department of Transportation has decided to once again delay mandating all vehicles come equipped with rearview assist backup cameras.
