Brain Injury Occurrence and Mortality in New Hampshire

Posted on May 17, 2005 by LexBlog

One out of every 250 residents in New Hampshire suffers a Traumatic Brain Injury resulting in death or hospital based treatment each year.

For every one Traumatic Brain Injury death, 26 people are hospitalized or receive acute care treatment in a hospital ER.

Falls and vehicular accidents are the leading cause of traumatic head injury deaths and hospitalizations.

This and a substantial amount of other useful data on the occurrences and mortalities related to traumatic brain injuries has been provided by New Hampshire Brain Injury Association, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Developmental Services, and the New Hampshire Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Advisory Counsel. The report, entitled "Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Occurrence and Mortality in New Hampshire" contains a substantial amount of information available to the public. Read the report here.

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