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Anne Arundel County Brain Injury Lawyers
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Traumatic brain injury is an injury to the brain caused by an outside force. This force may cause brain damage which may impact speech, thinking, emotions, behavior, personality, perceptions, and motor functions.
Who is the highest at risk for sustaining a brain injury?
Statistics show that males are 2 times more likely than females to sustain a brain injury. Young children and the elderly are also more susceptible to head injury due to falls.
How many people suffer traumatic brain injury each year?
Approximately 2 million head injuries occur each year in the U.S. Unfortunately 75,000 die each year as a result of brain injuries.
Additional material for Anne Arundel County
Anne Arundel Medical Center
2001 Medical Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401
24-hour health advice and physician referrals: (443) 481-4000
Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury Statistics 1989-1998
Click on map below to review statistical information for Maryland counties
*rate per 100,000
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