We are qualified lawyers specialising in compensation claims for personal injury resulting from UK accidents caused by the negligence of a third party. We deal with physical injuries of the utmost severity including catastrophic damage to the spinal cord and brain and consequential psychological damage. If you would like to speak to a brain injury compensation claims solicitor without any obligation whatsoever just use the contact form or call the helpline. Our advice is free and if you decide to use our services we operate a totally risk free no win no fee scheme. Compensation is paid in full with no deductions and win or lose there is no charge.

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Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury (or TBI) means just what it sounds like, an injury to the brain caused by trauma. The differences between trauma to the brain and trauma to other parts of the body are several-fold. Trauma to the brain can occur with little or no external evidence of injury to the head. Even if there is evidence of a blow to the head or other damage, what is going on inside the skull may be much, much worse than one would anticipate by just looking at the person’s external injuries. Finally, even subtle brain damage can have a devastating and permanent impact on a person.

TBI can have debilitating long term effects and anyone injured as a result of the negligence of another person should consider taking advice from a brain injury compensation claims solicitor. There are time limits and under normal circumstances a claim should be settled or legal proceedings must be issued in a court of law within three years of the incident that caused the damage. There are several exceptions to this general rule including the mentally disabled and those under the age of 18 years.

TBI is a common occurrence all over the world. In the UK, as many as a million people go to accident and emergency every year because of head injuries. It is estimated that anywhere between 110,000 and 135,000 patients are admitted to the hospital as a result of brain injuries. The causes include falls, accidents at home or work, traffic collisions, and assaults. Serious TBI is more often caused by motor vehicle accidents. Alcohol ingestion is often involved. Falls and assaults are the most common causes of minor TBI. Three-quarters of patients with TBI are male. Males are more likely to suffer TBI than females, and males ages 15 to 29 have five times the risk of TBI than the population in general. The elderly are at risk, as are very young children. If you believe or are suspicious that TBI has been caused by the negligence of another person you should take urgent advice from a brain injury compensation claims solicitor.

Anyone suffering a blow to the head can have traumatic brain injury. Just think about everyday life and the possible causes become obvious. A person could slip in the bath and hit his or her head. Someone shopping could trip over a poorly positioned stack of goods, fall and hit his or her head. Pedestrians can be hit by motor vehicles. Drivers or passengers in motor vehicles can be injured by being hit by another car, or by causing a crash themselves. Motorcyclists and cyclists can also be hit by cars. They can be knocked to the ground. If they are not wearing helmets, they are at great risk for traumatic brain injury. Elderly people with poor balance are more likely to fall because of an uneven pavement or dilapidated steps. All of these people could have head injuries that might show no visible external trauma. Those involved in motor vehicle accidents are more likely to be seriously injured. There may be visible trauma and they may have many other injuries which are immediately life-threatening and take precedence as medical personnel tend to them.

There is a whole class of TBI caused by assaults and violence. Gunshot wounds to the head are most often fatal, and may be self-inflicted or caused by another. Assaults of other kind, from brawls, to matrimonial abuse and child abuse, such as shaking a baby, can all cause TBI.

There are clearly ways to protect against some kinds of TBI. Cyclists should wear helmets. Many physicians would say boxing should be banned. The elderly can have bars installed, and mats put down to prevent slipping. However, some accidents cannot be avoided. People will suffer traumatic brain injury.

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