WHAT IS A CLOSED HEAD INJURY?

A closed head injury is one of the most common types of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). This type of injury occurs when the brain sustains an injury, without any type of foreign object actually penetrating the victim’s skull. Closed head injuries can happen in a wide range of different ways, from car crashes to slip and fall accidents. A closed head injury is synonymous with a traumatic brain injury. It’s an injury that occurs to the brain without having anything actually penetrate the skull and impact the brain. The most common causes of closed head injuries are motor vehicle accidents and falls. Most often, they are caused either by actual bruising of the brain itself or a shearing injury, where one part of the brain becomes unattached from another part of the brain. Those injuries can have extraordinary and life-impacting effects on someone who’s suffering from them. If those injuries are caused by the negligence or wrong of somebody else, you may be entitled to compensation for those injuries. It’s important to speak to experienced legal counsel, like the attorneys at Olson Personal Injury Lawyers, to see if you are entitled to anything, and see if justice can be done to make things right.

WHAT CAUSES BRAIN DAMAGE?

Brain damage can occur in one of several ways. It can occur as a result of some sort of trauma to the brain itself and the object entering through the skull and entering the brain. It can occur as the result of an impact without anything entering the brain. A brain injury can also occur as a result of lack of oxygen to the brain, as can occur during birth injury or drowning, or something to that effect. Brain injury is often called the silent injury because it’s not obvious to those around you like a broken bone or the loss of a limb would be. A brain injury can have a long-lasting and life-changing impacts upon you and upon those around you. It’s important, if those injuries are caused by someone else or by the negligence of another, that you talk to experienced legal counsel who can help you get justice and help you get compensation for the harms that have been done to you.

WHAT IS A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY?

A traumatic brain injury is an injury that has occurred as a result of some external force on the brain. Whether that’s an object that has penetrated through the skull and actually made contact with the brain or the result in a collision, wherein the speed that the brain was experiencing and suddenly stopped through some blunt force. Different parts of the brain can slide against one another and severe the connections that run between them. As a result, the person who is experiencing an injury suffers from extraordinary injuries. Two of the most common close head injuries or traumatic brain injuries are motor vehicle accidents and falls. Often times if you are the victim of the motor vehicle accident or the result of a fall, through someone else’s negligence or fault, you may have legal rights. In order to protect those rights, you need to talk to an experienced trial attorney like Sean Olson.

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Brain injuries are often the most devastating injuries from which a person can suffer. A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can occur in a car accident, a slip, and fall, a construction accident, or any other type of unexpected incident. Trauma to the brain can have a major, long-lasting impact on the victim’s future.

Many patients who sustain TBI find that their lives and the lives of their loved ones are permanently altered. Brain injuries can leave patients with changes in mood and personality, chronic headaches, and losses in coordination and overall motor functions or even mental capacity.

If you were involved in a Denver accident that was due to someone else’s negligence and sustained a TBI, you need strong legal representation on your side to help you receive compensation for the physical and financial effects of the injury. If your TBI was caused by the carelessness or recklessness of another party, you may be entitled to pursue compensation in a personal injury claim. The experienced and knowledgeable Denver traumatic brain injury legal team at Olson Personal Injury Lawyers will help you. At this difficult time in your life, you should focus on one thing and one thing only, healing. You should be able to put your trust in a team of experts who will help you get the compensation you deserve. You focus on now and we’ll focus on your future.

Since 2012, our firm has been committed to providing compassionate and successful representation to brain injury victims in Denver and throughout Colorado and Wyoming. It is our mission to help people who have sustained life-altering catastrophic injuries due to the negligence of others. Our relentless advocacy has recovered millions of dollars in compensation for deserving clients.

What Is a Brain Injury?

Traumatic brain injuries are caused by sudden jolts or penetrating injuries to the head that cause damage to the brain. Closed head injuries are typically the result of a bump, blow, or knock to the head that damages the brain while leaving the skull intact. Penetrating injuries, on the other hand, are caused by objects or even bone fragments that penetrate the skull and result in direct trauma to the soft tissue of the brain.

Some brain injuries, such as concussions, can be less severe. But many concussions cause serious, lasting trauma. In some cases, people who suffer concussions make full recoveries over time. Because there can be concussions that lead to more severe issues, it is very important no matter how “minor” the injury may seem at the time, that if you sustain a head injury of any type you get a full workup by a physician. More severe TBIs have serious effects that can range from memory loss to comas and possibly even death. Even in minor cases, the effects of a concussion-like memory loss, word recognition, and headaches can last for months or years.

Brain injuries can happen to anyone, but there are certain groups of people who are especially susceptible to TBIs. According to data from the National Library of Medicine, men are more likely to suffer TBI than women. Men are also more prone to sustaining a severe TBI. Adults who are 65 years old or older are most at-risk for TBI which results in hospitalization or death. American children also represent a significant proportion of all TBI hospitalizations each year.

Symptoms of a Brain Injury

In the most serious cases, brain injuries are easy to spot because of the visible trauma to a victim’s head. However, many TBI cases involve injuries that are largely invisible. This can make a TBI difficult to diagnose. TBI symptoms also vary widely from patient to patient. They may not even be noticeable for weeks or months after the initial trauma.

Some common symptoms of relatively mild forms of TBI include:

Brief losses of consciousness, though many mild TBI patients remain conscious after they are injured
Feelings of being dazed, disoriented, or confused
Headaches, lightheadedness, and dizziness
Fatigue and lethargy
Blurred vision and feelings of tired eyes
Nausea, vomiting, and unpleasant taste in the mouth
Differences in the ability to smell
Tinnitus, the medical term for ringing in the ears
Abnormal sensitivity to light or sound
Difficulties with memory and concentration
Difficulties with attention, thinking, and decision-making
Changes in behavior, mood, or sleep patterns
Depression and anxiety

If you suffered a moderate or severe TBI, you may experience one or more of these symptoms of mild TBI.

Common Causes of Brain Injuries in Denver

No two brain injuries are alike. Many cases of TBI are difficult to diagnose because they do not always involve open head wounds or skull fractures. However, many brain injury cases do share a handful of common causes, including:

Slip and fall accidents

Falls are the most common cause of TBI among adults aged 65 or older.

Car and truck accidents

The extreme forces of car and truck accidents are the most common causes of TBI among young adults.

Motorcycle accidents

Even when motorcyclists wear safety helmets, many motorcycle riders involved in motor vehicle collisions suffer TBI.

Bicycle and pedestrian accidents

Bicyclists and pedestrians have far less protection than vehicle occupants in a crash, and TBI is a common result.

Sports injuries

Head injuries from vigorous sports like football, soccer, and hockey frequently cause TBI among athletes and young adults.

Domestic violence

Extreme cases of domestic violence, such as those involving battery with blunt objects, often result in TBI.

Child abuse

Sadly, abusive mistreatment of children is the most common cause of TBI among children under the age of 4.

Assault

Assault and battery involving weapons such as hammers, knives, or baseball bats frequently cause penetrating brain injuries.

Gun violence

Being hit by a bullet or shrapnel is another common cause of penetrating injury to the head that often results in TBI.

Types of Compensation for Brain Injuries

If you suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of someone else’s negligence or reckless behavior, you may have the right to file a personal injury claim to pursue compensation.

With a successful claim, you could secure money to reimburse you for the following types of TBI-related losses:

Past medical expenses – If you require emergency treatment, diagnostic testing, surgery, medications, or therapy, you could be eligible for compensation to help you cover any related medical bills.

Future medical expenses – If your doctors believe that your condition will require ongoing medical attention, such as physical, psychological, or occupational therapy, you could receive compensation for the estimated future costs of treatment.

Lost income – If a TBI caused you to miss time at work, you may be entitled to compensation for any losses in income.

Lost future earning potential – If you become incapacitated or disabled by the long-term effects of a TBI, you could recover compensation for reductions in your future earning potential.

Pain and suffering – With a successful personal injury claim, you could be reimbursed for the subjective costs of the physical suffering and emotional pain you endured as a result of the TBI.

Reduced quality of life – If the effects of a TBI cause you to suffer from reductions in quality of life, a consortium with loved ones, or enjoyment of your usual activities, you could receive compensation to cover such losses.

Punitive damages – If a TBI was the result of an incident caused by a party who was egregiously negligent or reckless, you could be entitled to punitive damages, which are intended to punish those who are found liable.

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Do I Need a Lawyer for My Traumatic Brain Injury?

Brain injuries are often the most difficult of injuries to prove in a personal injury case. Often they cannot be seen, victims don’t recognize their own symptoms, and doctors are dismissive of the symptoms their patients describe to them. On top of all that, juries are often skeptical of invisible injuries that they cannot lay eyes on like a brain injury. Such injuries simply are not like a broken leg or a back brace that a jury can see. If you are suffering from a TBI and think you may have a claim against someone else, it will always work to your advantage to hire an experienced brain injury lawyer to assist you with developing your case, working to prove your injury, and ultimately proving your injuries are worthy of compensation.

Contact a Brain Injury Lawyer in Denver

Traumatic brain injury cases are often complex and require the assistance of an experienced brain injury attorney. In many cases, TBI is an invisible injury that may be difficult to prove or even recognize without medical expertise.

When the Denver personal injury lawyers of Olson Personal Injury Lawyers take on a case, we conduct a thorough investigation of the incident that caused the TBI to identify the at-fault parties and work to ensure they are held accountable.

Our dedicated team also works with healthcare providers, financial professionals, and occupational experts to determine the potential long-term effects of your injuries. That way, we can help you pursue the compensation you need for the full scope of your TBI recovery and your future care.

Olson Personal Injury Lawyers handles all cases we accept on a contingency fee basis. That means unless we win compensation for your case, you’ll never owe us a penny. We charge no up-front costs, so you don’t have to worry about out-of-pocket expenses while we work to maximize your financial recovery. Again, this means you can focus on your health while we handle everything else.

Olson Personal Injury Lawyers is unique in that every day, we put clients first. We are not a large firm that handles hundreds or thousands of cases at a time. We represent only those who truly need help. This allows us to devote all the time and attention needed to each of our client’s cases to ensure that at the end of the day, we win.

To learn more about how the Denver traumatic brain injury team at Olson Personal Injury Lawyers can help your case, contact us today for a free consultation. Initial case reviews and consultations are always free, and confidential and there is no obligation.

Because we have always put our clients first, we have implemented a process that allows you to set up either in-person or virtual consultations for all of your meetings with our team members. And if you need to sign documents, we have secure software that enables you to do that from the comfort of your own home as well. Finally, in order to get a sense of what your personal injury claim may “look like”, you may download a complimentary copy of Sean Olson’s book, “Results Matter”. Always remember we are here to help.

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