Visit the Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky to learn more about their resources at www.biak.us/
Every 15 seconds, someone in the US sustains a brain injury. In Kentucky one in 5 families report they have at least one family member with a brain injury. The only cure for brain injury is prevention.
In the US, the leading causes of brain injury are:
Falls (28%)
Motor vehicle traffic crashes (20%)
Struck by/against (19%) and
Assault (11%)
Blasts are a leading cause of TBI for active duty military personnel in war zones
In Kentucky, the leading causes of brain injury are motor vehicle traffic crashes. Teens between 15 and 24 are the most at risk.
Our friends at the Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky are here to help. Visit them at www.biak.us/