A brain injury comes about through a blow or jolt to the head, causing the brain to shift within the skull. This often results in tearing blood vessels, bleeding, pressure, and an increased risk of death or permanent impairment. Some of the most common types of incidents that can lead to brain injury include:
Car accidents: Collisions involving cars, trucks, motorcycles or bicycles have a high risk of head injury due to high speeds and high impact between cars and their passengers.
Slip and fall accidents: Falls from a ladder, downstairs, in the bath and more, are the most common cause of brain injury in adults and young children.
Violence and assaults: Any hit to the head from a violent act, including punches, gunshot wounds, aggressive shaking and more, can cause a brain injury.
Sporting injuries: We most often associate concussions with football, making traumatic brain injuries fairly common injuries in sports.
Combat injuries: Includes explosive blasts are a common cause for brain injuries in military personnel, as it’s believed that the pressure wave and loud sounds from blasts passing through the brain disrupt normal brain function. Shrapnel or debris connecting with the head is another common military-related injury.