Causes of Traumatic Brain Injury

A traumatic brain injury is a life-altering event. A TBI can affect nearly every aspect of one's life.

The three most common causes of TBI are the following:

• Motor vehicle, bicycle, or vehicle-pedestrian mishaps (more than 50%)
• Falls (approximately 25%)
• Violence (nearly 20%)

Automobile-related injuries involve people of all ages. An auto accident is the most common cause of TBI. For the elderly and the very young a fall is the most common, cause of TBI. Two other common factors that can cause TBI are medication, and alcohol related injuries. A gunshot wound accounr for a precentage of brain injuries, Nine out of ten people who incur TBI from a gunshot wound will die.

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CDC - TBI Causes and Characteristics