March 3, 2025 March Is Brain Injury Awareness Month Every nine seconds, someone in the U.S. sustains a brain injury. According to the BIAA, or the Brain Injury Association of America, there are more than 5.3 million Americans living with a permanent brain injury-related disability. Though brain injuries can be caused by many different things, some common culprits include work-related injuries, motor vehicle accidents, … Read More »
September 13, 2024 National Concussion Awareness Day is Coming A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury, or TBI, that results from the brain being affected by a blow or impact to the head or body. Each year on the third Friday in September, the nation comes together to observe National Concussion Awareness Day. This year’s campaign falls on September 20th. Let’s take … Read More »
March 20, 2024 Are Traumatic Brain Injuries Common in Slip and Fall Accidents? Slip and fall accidents are one of the leading causes of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), comprising nearly half of all TBI-related emergency room visits and hospitalizations. A TBI can result in debilitating severe conditions, often causing permanent physical, behavioral, and mental damage requiring lifelong care. Every day, our Philadelphia slip and fall accident lawyers at Galfand Berger … Read More »
September 15, 2023 September 15th: National Concussion Awareness Day Each year in mid-September, the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) promotes awareness of concussions through this important campaign. This year, National Concussion Awareness Day falls on September 15th. Through engaging in meaningful conversation, the BIAA hopes to reduce stigma, amplify the voices of survivors, and promote a better understanding of the invisible epidemic of … Read More »
March 13, 2023 This March Is Brain Injury Awareness Month Though there are many possible causes of brain injuries, a few of the most common are car accidents, sports, and medical injuries. For some, living with a brain injury permanently alters the trajectory of their life. For others, the complications are less severe. Each March, the Brain Injury Association of American (BIAA) sponsors a campaign … Read More »
October 26, 2022 CPSC Updates Mandatory Federal Safety Standard to Prevent Furniture Tip-Overs Recently, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved a new federal mandatory safety standard for clothing storage units to limit injuries and deaths associated with tip-overs. Children face the highest risks for sustaining this type of injury, which often involves clothing storage units like dressers, chests, bureaus, armoires, wardrobes, chests of drawers and door chests. Every year, children … Read More »
February 24, 2021 Brain Injury Awareness Month : #MoreThanMyBrainInjury According to the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA), there are more than 5.3 million American children and adults who are living with permanent brain injury-related disabilities. Because there are so many people who sustain brain injuries and who face long-term or permanent medical complications as a result, the BIAA sponsors an annual awareness campaign … Read More »
April 24, 2020 Bicycle Safety Month With this May being Bicycle Safety Month, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) is taking a moment to remind drivers and bicyclists of what precautions they can take to reduce a number of preventable injuries and deaths that occur on our roads each year. The NHTSA’s data shows that bicycle fatalities have been increasing … Read More »
March 2, 2020 How Serious are Brain Injuries from Slip and Fall Accidents? Slip and fall accidents can seem harmless. Unfortunately, a common slip and fall accident can result in a serious brain injury. When this happens as a result of the negligence or carelessness of another, victims have legal rights through a premises liability lawsuit. Common Causes of Slip and Fall Accidents The most common causes of … Read More »
