Category: Brain Injury
Last week, our blog discussed how the warmer weather will see many people resume their favorite outdoor activities, particularly biking. It’s important to understand, however, that this isn’t the only form of two-wheeled transportation that Tennesseans will be partaking in over the coming months, as the state has roughly 167,000 registered motorcycles. Of course, it’s […]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were roughly 2.5 million emergency room visits associated with traumatic brain injuries in 2010 alone and that the overall rate of these emergency room visits has increased by close to 70 percent over the previous decade. While you would think that the medical community would […]
When we hear that someone suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI), our thoughts automatically race to create a stereotypical picture: A person who is either in a coma or who is walking around confused, dizzy and uncoordinated. While such a mental picture may certainly be accurate on many occasions, we don’t often realize that people […]
A recently published study by Canadian researchers in the scientific journal PLOS ONE made headlines by theorizing that there is a link between traumatic brain injuries and risky behavior by teens. Specifically, the study found that the odds of both teen boys and girls engaging in decidedly risky behavior — smoking, drinking, using drugs and […]
Thanks to round-the-clock media coverage of all things related to the National Football League, most people have heard the term “traumatic brain injury.” Here, they most likely heard the term referenced in stories about former players who suffered multiple concussions during their playing days and who are now bringing lawsuits against the league for the […]
Most people assume that motorcycles, snowmobiles and boats comprise the lion’s share of recreational vehicle sales here in the U.S. While there is no disputing the popularity of these machines, it’s important not to overlook the looming market presence of all-terrain vehicles. Consider a 2011 report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which found […]
While many of us might believe that bike share programs can only be found in the nation’s larger metropolitan areas — New York, Washington, D.C., Boston — the truth is that we have active programs right here in Tennessee. Indeed, both Nashville and Chattanooga have kiosks where a person can pedal their way to their […]
Statistics show that there are currently close to 300,000 people here in the U.S. who can be classified as comatose after suffering some type of severe brain injury in a motor vehicle accident or fall, or as a result of a violent act or some other sort of trauma. Sadly, the prognosis for many of […]
Now that spring is finally here, more and more people here in Tennessee will be heading to their garages to take their favorite motorized vehicles — boats, jet skis, all terrain vehicles and, of course, motorcycles — out of storage and back into regular use. Interestingly enough, state lawmakers recently considered a bill that would […]
While most of us appreciate just how valuable bike helmets are when it comes to preventing serious brain injuries, we may nevertheless be lacking a basic understanding of how the helmet actually serves to protect us in the event of a bicycle accident. According to medical experts, the basic idea behind bike helmet safety has […]