Thursday, March 13, 2014
Every 22 second one person in the U.S sustains a brain injury.
An estimated 5.3 Americans a little more then 2 percent of the population lives with a disability resulting from an brain-injury.
Many of these survivors are adolescents and young adults who have extensive residual deficits , often resulting in a lost of social network and friendship. Each year in Massachusetts over 32,500 Americans receive emergency room treatment for traumatic brain-injuries.
Annually over 500 die More then 50,000 people die every year as a result of a traumatic brain-injury. About 5.3 million Americans a little then 21 of the population live with a disability resulting in a brain-injury. SOBI ( survivors of brain-injuries) was started March 2004, by a voluntary group of multidisciplinary clinician to meet the need of young Adults with brain-injuries it is a community group that meets monthly to provide social and recreational activities in a supportive environment.
An estimated 5.3 Americans a little more then 2 percent of the population lives with a disability resulting from an brain-injury.
Many of these survivors are adolescents and young adults who have extensive residual deficits , often resulting in a lost of social network and friendship. Each year in Massachusetts over 32,500 Americans receive emergency room treatment for traumatic brain-injuries.
Annually over 500 die More then 50,000 people die every year as a result of a traumatic brain-injury. About 5.3 million Americans a little then 21 of the population live with a disability resulting in a brain-injury. SOBI ( survivors of brain-injuries) was started March 2004, by a voluntary group of multidisciplinary clinician to meet the need of young Adults with brain-injuries it is a community group that meets monthly to provide social and recreational activities in a supportive environment.
