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Fact Sheets
We have compiled various fact sheets, covering a range of topics relating ot brain injury. We encourage you to use them to help get the word out about preventing brain injury. They are available in both Adobe .PDF and MS Word .DOC formats.
Brain injury is called the silent epidemic because a majority of Americans are unfamiliar with the magnitude of the problem. Each year 1.4 million people in the U.S. sustain a traumatic brain injury. The number of people who sustain traumatic brain injuries is greater than the combined number of people who develop breast cancer, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injuries. An estimated $60 billion will be spent caring for people with brain injury.
In Massachusetts:
  • Approximately, 44,000 people sustain a traumatic brain injury each year;
  • TBI hospitalizations from falls increased 93 percent (over 10 years);
  • Nearly 80 children were killed or injured after being shaken by a parent or caregiver (2001-2004);
  • 248,000 people were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving alcohol;
  • More than a million drivers don't wear seat belts; 80 percent of those killed in car crashes (Worcester County) were unbuckled;
Additional Facts
For more facts and statistics on Brain Injury, contact the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
FAQs
BIA-MA will be reviewing your questions and posting a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
To ask a question, e-mail pbush@biama.org.
Brain Injury Help Line  ~  (800) 242-0030