Facts about TBI

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (2006), the following data apply for head injuries:

• Every 15 seconds, someone in the United States will suffer a traumatic brain injury
• 1.1 million people are treated at emergency rooms each year for traumatic brain injuries
• 80,000 will be permanently disabled
• 235,000 will be hospitalized
• 50,000 will die from their injuries
• Between the ages of 0-14 years
• 435,000 children will visit an emergency room
• 37,000 will be hospitalized
• 2,685 will die from their injuries