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Oakland Open Head Injury
Whether an Oakland open head injury was caused by a fall accident at a football game, or by a car or motorcycle accident, you probably have many urgent questions about the severity of the injury, how it should be treated, and how the person or party that caused or contributed to the injury can be held legal responsible for medical costs and other related damages.
Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about Oakland head injuries:
What are some common causes of these injuries?
- Attacks or assaults (e.g. gunshot wounds or a stab wounds to the head)
- Auto accidents
- Slip-and-fall accidents
- Sports-related injuries
What are some statistics about open head injuries?
According to a 2006 article from the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, men are twice as likely as women to suffer a traumatic brain injury, and TBIs are the leading cause of death for people ages one to 44 in the United States. Approximately 1.5 million TBI accidents occur every year in the U.S., with thousands of them occurring in and around the Bay Area.
What are indications that an open head injury has occurred?
Symptoms of brain injuries vary from person to person and from situation to situation. In some cases, the evidence is clear: someone may be bleeding from a head wound. In other cases, an open head injury may be surprisingly difficult to identify. For instance, a piece of shrapnel from a laboratory explosion might have gotten lodged in someone's brain; or a surgical procedure might have gone awry and led to the opening of a person's skull along a surgically created fissure.
Common symptoms of Oakland TBIs that may indicate an injury has occurred include: vision problems, difficulty thinking and making decisions; as well as confusion, ringing in the ears, headaches, fatigue, vomiting, and significant changes in sleep patterns.
What are the most dangerous times for people who suffered an Oakland head injury?
The first 24 to 48 hours tend to be the most significant time following a head injury accident. If intervention measures succeed, such as surgery to reduce swelling, then the patient may have a chance to recover.
The second critical period is the two weeks following the Oakland head injury. During this time, the brain may swell significantly. Depending on the severity of the injury, the patient may need to be hooked up to a ventilator machine and be put in a chemically induced coma to avoid further injury.
Can you recover compensation for an Oakland open head injury?
Again, the answer depends on the nature and extent of the head injury as well as the health of the individual and whether or not other damage to the brain or body occurred. For instance, someone who gets hit in the head during a laboratory accident and also suffers exposure to large amounts of toxic vapors may have a harder time recovering. Elderly individuals, people with weak immune systems or preexisting conditions, and young children and infants are particularly susceptible to problematic recoveries following a head injury accident.
Who can be held liable, and how can that person or party be held to account?
The Oakland open head injury lawyers at Estey & Bomberger, LLP can help you identify the person or parties who caused or contributed to your head trauma. We will use a variety of investigative and legal tools to connect that person or party's negligence, carelessness, or other misconduct to the circumstances that lead to your injury in order for you to receive the compensation you need. For a confidential evaluation of your head injury case, call (800) 610-1892.