Traumatic brain injury

suffer from severe injuries. Some of these injuries could be quite apparent at that time, but there are certain injuries such as the brain injuries that may be hidden at that time. Many times these injuries manifest at a later stage and cause devastation. If your family member has suffered from traumatic brain injury then you should always consult an experienced Injury Lawyer Port Hope who has specialized in handling brain injury cases. Some of the common causes of brain injuries include…

Traumatic brain injuries or TBI is a blanket term for many conditions. It can be used to classify anything that causes a “bump, blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain” (“Facts about Concussion,” n.d.). It is measured by the severity of the injury which ranges from mild to moderate to severe. It is also pretty common in pediatric patients “approximately 40% of all TBIs occur in pediatric patients” (Malchiodi C, 2008). Severe TBI is…

by your family not knowing you have woken up flips the light on. It sends your brain into even more pain and you now feel completely blind. He quickly turns it off and uses his flashlight to come talk to you. Now you know you’re in the hospital but you don’t know why and you can’t remember anything that has happened. The worst case scenarios run through my mind, am I dying, am I dead, do I have a serious brain injury or cancer we didn’t…

Suffering a traumatic brain injury can happen from a wide selection of circumstances like military combat, contact sports and car accidents, and the damage can range from the mild and unnoticeable to the severest forms of a brain injury. Brain damage will impact the victim, but it will also have a significant impact on the friends and family of the sufferer. Because the public understanding of TBIs lags behind the understanding the latest advances in research in this field, a lot of the…

For my sixth observation I had the opportunity to observe Britni Norfolk. The session took place in A141 and I observed in A136. The client had a history of a traumatic brain injury. She was wheelchair bound and nonverbal, but she did have the ability to make some noise. The session implemented Augmentative and Alternative Communication. This strategy offered a mode of communication to the client. At the beginning of the session, the clinician greeted the client. The client replied with a wide…

Based on the information provided, a comprehensive assessment of Sarah’s speech, cognition, and orientation would be necessary. In order to properly assess her condition, it would be beneficial to know how recent her injury was and how long she was unconscious post-injury, as this can alter the prognosis of her condition. Assumedly, the Glasgow Coma Scale was completed on Sarah when paramedics first arrived on scene, and would be inappropriate to complete after surgery, as the anesthetic could…

Treatment for an individual with a traumatic brain injury requires a holistic approach to the patient’s individual needs. The factors to take into consideration for a proper treatment plan require knowing the patient’s type of injury, cognitive abilities, and social activities. The patient might have cognitive deficits where they struggle with attention, reasoning, problem solving, and sequencing. In contrast, the patient might struggle with social situations where they might have trouble coping…

in weight – ignited the explosives and shot the iron rod through the foramens left cheek, ripped into his brain and exited through his skull, before landing several metres away [1]. Blinded to his left eye with traumatic brain injury, when Mr Gage was presented to Dr John Harlow, he is reported to have remained lucid enough to tell a doctor, “Here is business enough for you”[1]. Such injury would inevitably cause notoriety amongst the locals, but instead, Dr Harlow etched it into history…

Mateo had sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), “It was life-altering. You don’t ever think something like that is going to happen. Then, it was like being in a tornado of all the legal and medical issues. It was overwhelming at times. I was trying to understand what the doctors were saying and I thought, ‘I don’t know enough. I need to do some research!’ I didn’t have time to sit back and think; there was too much I had to do for my son.” Tona’s research into Mateo’s injury indicated his…

The diagnosis of traumatic brain injury is one that affects multiple body systems. Following brain trauma, hypothalamic stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system causes the release of catecholamines (Lemke, 2007). These catecholamines elevate metabolic rate and as a result can lead to hypertension as a compensatory mechanism to increase perfusion to the brain. During the patient’s first day at the surgical trauma ICU, his systolic blood…