What are the Causes of Traumatic Brain Injuries and/or Spinal Cord Injuries?
These types of devastating injuries may be the result of someone else’s negligence. Brain injuries may be the result of a blow to the head or a penetrating head injury. Any of these trauma situations can alter the normal capacity of the brain. Spinal cord or traumatic brain injuries vary depending on the part of the brain affected and the extent of the damage. Not all blows to the head result in traumatic brain injuries and not all injuries to the neck or back result in spinal cord injuries. A correct diagnosis is extremely important in obtaining the proper treatment for these types of injuries. The most common causes of brain or spinal injuries include: • Falls, • Machinery failures, • Defective products, • Construction site accidents, • Motorcycle, bicycle or automobile collisions, • Automobile rollovers • Playground accidents, • Physical assaults, • Being struck by an object such as a hockey puck or baseball bat, • Being struck against something (for example on a roller coaster ride
