March is brain injury awareness month
There are two types of brain injuries, affecting both children and Adults:
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
An ABI is any type of non-traumatic brain injury arising from by internal factors such as a stroke, an aneurism, a tumour or an infectious disease.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
TBIs are caused by sudden external forces to the head, which cause disruption to the normal functioning of the brain. Road accidents are one of the most common causes of a TBI.
When someone has a TBI, it is important to establish how severe the head injury is, so that the correct medical treatment can be provided. Brain injuries are often categorised as mild, moderate and severe.
Mild Brain Injury
This can occur after a brief period of unconsciousness or feeling sick/dizzy from banging your head.
Moderate Brain Injury
This is defined as a loss of consciousness for between 15 minutes and 6 hours, or a period of post-traumatic amnesia for up to 24 hours. If a patient is found to have suffered this type of injury, they are most likely to be kept in the hospital overnight for observation and then discharged if there are no further obvious medical injuries.
Severe Brain Injury
This is defined as being a condition where the patient has been in an unconscious state for 6 hours or more, or a post-traumatic amnesia of 24 hours. Typically, patients are likely to be hospitalized and receive rehabilitation.
Brain injury due to medical negligence
A brain injury can be caused by a medical negligence
Our medical negligence solicitors deal with cases brought against the NHS and have helped to settle many cases. And because they work on a No Win, No Fee basis, you do not need to allow worries about legal costs to put you off seeking justice.
So, for further guidance on brain injury due to medical negligence and No Win, No Fee funding, call us on freephone 0333 888 0412 or email details of your case to us in complete confidence at [email protected]