Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) is considered to be the main reason of illness, death, limited or grand physical incapacity and social losses in the United States. and other developing countries. Detailed issues that is addressed in this paper include degree of the problem, the reasons, background of injury occurrence, risks, severity, and the impact in the patient life.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) happens when a bump, blow, shock, or other head injury causes damage to the brain. Every year, millions of people in the U.S. suffer brain injuries. More than half are serious enough that people are sent to the hospital. The worst injuries can lead to permanent brain damage or death. There are many reasons of head injury in children and adults. …show more content…
When nerve cells in the brain are injured, they will no longer send information to each other in the normal way. which causes a change in how a person behaves and their abilities. The damage may as well cause different problems, based on which parts of the brain is mostly damage. The physical, mental and emotional/ behavioral problems are all affected, inside the brain the six parts that are affected after a TBI are the Brain Stem, Cerebellum, Frontal Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Occipital Lobes and Temporal Lobes. (Ghajar, J. (2000). It is impossible to tell early on in the injury exactly what problems a person will have after a TBI. Problems naturally improves as the person recovers, it can take weeks or months. Some severe injuries changes can take …show more content…
On this scale the possible outcomes are:
• Good recovery (return to previous level of function)
• Moderate disability (capable of self-care)
• Severe disability (incapable of self-care)
• Vegetative (no cognitive function)
• Death
Conclusion
There is hardly ever a ‘straight and forward’ answer when defining the prognosis of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), especially right after the injury happened because brain injuries are complicated, and no brain injury are alike, a continuing prognosis can take weeks, months—or even years—to rule. With that being said, there are more than a few things that professionals look at in order to make generalizations about prognosis. Including:
The severity of the injury
The length of unconsciousness
The area and size of the injury
The severity of the TBI and the subsequent effects on the patient’s body can’t foresee how a TBI can impact in a person 's life. The injury itself and any connected changes in any person 's life will rest on the patient’s lifestyle, preinjury. Along with their behavior, principals, ethics, resources, and their capability to adjust to changes and having the ability to learn methods for lessening the effects of
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) happens when a bump, blow, shock, or other head injury causes damage to the brain. Every year, millions of people in the U.S. suffer brain injuries. More than half are serious enough that people are sent to the hospital. The worst injuries can lead to permanent brain damage or death. There are many reasons of head injury in children and adults. …show more content…
When nerve cells in the brain are injured, they will no longer send information to each other in the normal way. which causes a change in how a person behaves and their abilities. The damage may as well cause different problems, based on which parts of the brain is mostly damage. The physical, mental and emotional/ behavioral problems are all affected, inside the brain the six parts that are affected after a TBI are the Brain Stem, Cerebellum, Frontal Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Occipital Lobes and Temporal Lobes. (Ghajar, J. (2000). It is impossible to tell early on in the injury exactly what problems a person will have after a TBI. Problems naturally improves as the person recovers, it can take weeks or months. Some severe injuries changes can take …show more content…
On this scale the possible outcomes are:
• Good recovery (return to previous level of function)
• Moderate disability (capable of self-care)
• Severe disability (incapable of self-care)
• Vegetative (no cognitive function)
• Death
Conclusion
There is hardly ever a ‘straight and forward’ answer when defining the prognosis of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), especially right after the injury happened because brain injuries are complicated, and no brain injury are alike, a continuing prognosis can take weeks, months—or even years—to rule. With that being said, there are more than a few things that professionals look at in order to make generalizations about prognosis. Including:
The severity of the injury
The length of unconsciousness
The area and size of the injury
The severity of the TBI and the subsequent effects on the patient’s body can’t foresee how a TBI can impact in a person 's life. The injury itself and any connected changes in any person 's life will rest on the patient’s lifestyle, preinjury. Along with their behavior, principals, ethics, resources, and their capability to adjust to changes and having the ability to learn methods for lessening the effects of