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Every day, thousands of people suffer some type of head injury. However, of these incidents, few are considered to be traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Traumatic brain injuries cause damage to the brain, and they can be permanent and extremely devastating. They can result from incidents such as being shot, falling on your head from a great height, sports injuries, or automobile accidents.
It is important for you to be able to recognize the symptoms of a traumatic brain injury so that you will be able to distinguish minor head injuries from potentially life-threatening ones. Traumatic brain injuries are typically characterized by the following:
- Headache that does not go away
- Vomiting
- Convulsing and seizing
- Confusion and slurred speech
- Weak or numb extremities
- Loss of memory
- Dilated pupils
- Loss of consciousness and inability to wake up
Depending on the seriousness of the injury, the victim may feel different symptoms in varying degrees of severity.
When a traumatic brain injury is serious enough, the victim will die as a result. Those who do survive TBI, however, will experience a number of temporary or permanent complications as a result. In more severe cases, victims are at risk of experiencing seizures, infections, permanent nerve damage, permanent cognitive debilitation, and even changes in emotion and personality. Milder situations can cause temporary losses of physical and cognitive functioning.
If you or someone you love has suffered a traumatic brain injury as the result of another party’s negligence or malicious intentions, then you have the right to fight for compensation. Contact the St. Petersburg personal injury lawyers of Beltz & Ruth, P.A. today at 800-931-4369 to speak with an attorney about your legal rights and options.