The costs of a severe brain injury often exceed 4 million dollars. A majority of head injury survivors are under the age 30. A person does not need to be knocked out or lose consciousness to have sustained a traumatic brain injury. A person does not need to strike their head to sustain traumatic brain injury. Even mild traumatic brain injuries can cause cognitive impairments serious enough to impact a person's ability to enjoy life and to be able to work and earn a living.
Males are almost twice as likely to suffer serious brain injuries than females.
Brain Injuries kill more Americans under the age 34 than all other diseases combined. Approximately 1 in 500 school-age children each year receive a head injury severe enough to be hospitalized. 1 million children sustain a head injury each year. 165,000 children will be hospitalized due to a head injury. 1 in 10 of those children hospitalized will suffer moderate to severe impairments.