Posts tagged "brain damage"

Traumatic brain injury is a major health issue for many people in Roanoke, Virginia, and other parts of the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2.5 million TBIs occurred in 2010 as an isolated injury or coupled with other injuries. TBI is one of the major causes of death and disability in the United States, contributing to a third of all deaths from injury. According to the statistics, every day 138 Americans die from injuries which include TBI in some form.