When Samantha Deffler was young, her mother would often call her by her siblings’ names — even the dog’s name. “Rebecca, Jesse, Molly, Tucker, Samantha,” she says. A lot of people mix up children’s names or friends’ names, but Deffler is a cognitive scientist at Rollins College, in Winter Park, Fla., and she wanted to […]
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Today our Director of Operations, Jenna Schrumpf, is in Lansing to meet with fellow brain injury advocates and legislative leaders. We invite you to follow along her day in our Capitol Day interactive timeline! [prezi id=”<http://prezi.com/laabkf35ysrl/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share>”]
According to the Brain Injury Association of America (BIA), “…every day, 137 people in the U.S. die because of a TBI-related injury…” (BIA, 2015). So, what is the leading cause of these Traumatic Brain Injuries? It may not be what you think. When you hear someone has suffered or survived a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), does
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The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) has put together the following Fact Sheet with statistics and other information to raise awareness and educate the public about brain injuries. Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA), T. (2015). Brain Injury Facts & Statistics. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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People who have had a moderate or severe head injury may spend weeks or months in hospital before they are ready to go on to rehabilitation or to return home. Whether you go straight home from hospital, or into a neuro-rehabilitation center, depends on your needs. Before you leave hospital, you will have an assessment and be given a care
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A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) refers to the amount of damage done to the brain tissue resulting from a closed or open head injury. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is most often used by doctors to determine the category of the TBI in which the “severity” ranges from mild (briefly disoriented/loss of consciousness) to moderate to severe
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Incidence of brain injury • 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Injury Prevention, the leading causes of TBI are: o Falls (35.2%) o Motor vehicle-traffic crashes (17.3%) o Struck by/against events (16.5%) o Assaults (10%) • Brain injury can result in a
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Children who sustain a traumatic brain injury at a younger age have different results as they heal than those who are older. At Dobson we are able to provide services to children as they recover at home from a traumatic brain injury. Our specially trained staff for Certified Brain Injury Specialists can assist with all
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Dobson Healthcare Services, Inc., is a private duty home care company caring for Michigan communities since 1988 from pediatrics to geriatrics with over 200 employees covering a 45-county service area.
