ABA medical legal guide
Subtitle: head trauma and brain injury for lawyers
By: Jack E. Hubbard, Samuel D. Hodge
Contributors: Hodge, Samuel D., author
Publisher: American Bar Association
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 597
ISBN-13: 9781634252676
Subjects: Trial practice; Medical jurisprudence; Personal injuries; Brain; Law and legislation; Wounds and injuries
Other titles: American Bar Association medical legal guide
Description: "From high school football to the NFL, from shaken baby syndrome to battlefield injury, head trauma with its consequence of brain injury has become a major concern for not only the medical and legal professions, but also for the public as a whole. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious health problem resulting in a substantial amount of deaths and cases of permanent disability each year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that, on average, approximately 1.7 million individuals incur a TBI each year. Head Trauma and Brian Injury is the fourth volume in the ABA Medical-Legal Guides series. This book provides in-depth medical-legal information regarding injury to the brain, that critical control center for the entire body as well as the spinal cord and those structures surrounding these components of the central nervous system. Throughout the book, examinations of legal cases on the topic are offered along with various legislative and professional organization initiatives on head trauma. We are pleased to have chapter contributions from recognized professionals of different disciplines discussing the topics within their expertise"--Unedited summary from book cover.