Sponsored by: McLaren Port Huron
Traumatic brain injury and acquired brain injury are the leading cause of injury-related deaths and disability in the United States. To bring awareness March has been declared Brain Injury Awareness Month. In 2017, over 11,500 people in Michigan were hospitalized for a TBI. Among Michigan residents who died of an injury, 1,700 had a TBI listed as an underlying or contributing cause of death on the death certificate. Observable signs of traumatic brain injury may include appearing dazed or stunned, forgetting an instruction, moving clumsily, answering questions slowly, losing consciousness, showing mood, behavior or personality changes and being unable to recall events prior to and/or after a hit or fall. For more information on TBIs, visit Cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury
