Closed head injuries, or silent injuries, are often a reality in the aftermath of car crashes.<\/p>\n
“It’s a hard cold fact, that more than 2 million Americans suffer closed head injuries yearly, and just because their heads are not bleeding, does not mean they haven’t sustained any injuries,” stated Lance Sharp of The Sharp Firm in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
Closed head injuries can be the result of the head hitting a hard surface at a high rate of speed, and the object hit does not penetrate the head. One may also recognize the other name for this type of head injury as a contrecoup injury or traumatic brain injury. Alternatively, it could be a simple fall and the head just hit the ground, the wrong way. Closed brain injury will severely affect the victim and his or her family. “It’s quite common to see physical, cognitive, social and vocational changes, that may require years (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Closed head injuries, or silent injuries, are often a reality in the aftermath of car crashes. “It’s a hard cold fact, that more than 2 million Americans suffer closed head injuries yearly, and just because their heads are not bleeding,…<\/span><\/p>\n