How many people suffer traumatic brain injury each year?
Approximately two million head injuries occur each year in the United States and between 75,000 and 100,000 Americans die each year as a result of those injuries. For those who survive, at least 500,000 will require hospitalization and 70,000 to 90,000 will suffer long-term, physical, intellectual, psychological and cognitive deficits. After a brain injury, things that once were easy and familiar become strange and difficult. The injured party often becomes less efficient at their job and their livelihood is jeopardized.
