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How prevalent is TBI?
Injury is the leading cause of mortality among Americans under 45 years of age, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) is responsible for the majority of these deaths. It is estimated that TBI claims more than 50, 000 lives each year.
5.3 million Americans ( slightly more than 2% of the population) and 150,000 Georgians are living with the disabilities as result of brain injury.
Each year, 1 million Americans and 48,250 Georgians are treated for TBI and released from emergency rooms. About 230,000 Americans are hospitalized as a result of TBI and survive. Of these, 80,000 individuals sustain moderate to severe brain injuries resulting in life long disabling conditions ( on average, 219 each day). 2,100 of these are Georgia residents.
Every 15 seconds, someone in the U.S. sustains a traumatic brain injury.
After one traumatic brain injury, the risk for a second injury is three times greater; and after a second TBI, the risk for a third injury is eight times greater.