People who suffered a traumatic brain injury, also referred to as a coup\/contrecoup injury, have a long road to recovery ahead of them.<\/p>\n
Many traumatic brain injury patients find they have a very long road to recovery from the damages their brain has sustained due to impact trauma. The trauma may be as the result of a fall (e.g. Natasha Richardson) or sustained in a car crash, etc. “There is one commonality among all traumatic brain injury patients; medical assessment is crucial when they present to a doctor, and time is of the essence to minimize the damages,” said Tony Francis of The Francis Law Firm in Orlando, Florida.<\/p>\n
While there is not a lot physicians are able to do after the injury has occurred, they are able to focus on minimizing brain damage by making sure the victim’s brain receives sufficient oxygen. Lack of oxygen increases the chances of further damage. “Monitoring (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" People who suffered a traumatic brain injury, also referred to as a coup\/contrecoup injury, have a long road to recovery ahead of them. Many traumatic brain injury patients find they have a very long road to recovery from the damages…<\/span><\/p>\n