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UNDERSTANDING TRAUMATIC

BRAIN INJURIES

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  • There are about 20,000 brain injured people in New Brunswick. 
     

  • About 1,100 new brain injures happen annually in New Brunswick
     

  • About 20,000 new brain injuries happy annually in Canada 

  • Most TBI are men, aged 16-28 years
     

  • Men outnumber women in TBI by over 2 to 1
     

  • Over 35% of TBI cases are alcohol related
     

  • Over 50% of TBI cases result from car accident
     

  • Other causes include falls, assaults, sports injuries, shaken baby syndrome

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  • TBI survivors are often poorly integrated into their community (20% won't leave the house; 80% are unemployed)
     

  • SHI is the only identified care facility in N.B. for TBI survivors
     

  • Each survivor, if living to old age, will incur costs of $4,000,000.00 for care

The following characteristics can occur in a person with Tramatic Brain Injury:

  • Communications: a brain injured person may have problems with language, articulation, word finding, reading, writing, computation, and abstraction.

  • Physical: a brain injured person may have impairments in mobility, strength, coordination, vision, and hearing.

  • Cognitive: a brain injured person may have problems with short term and long term memory, thought process, conceptual skills, and problem solving.

  • Social / Behavioural: a brain injured person may exhibit impulsive or inappropriate social behaviour, poor judgement, disinhibition, anger, difficulty establishing and maintaining relationships, and a decreased insight into self and others.

  • Emotional / Personality: a brain injured person may have a decreased tolerance level, become frustrated more easily, overreact to events, and be prone to anxiety and depression. 

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