Posted on 03/09/2021 6:05:36 AM PST by Red Badger
NATIONAL BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS MONTH National Brain Injury Awareness Month in March alerts us to the causes and aims to eliminate the stigma surrounding brain injuries.
When it comes to brain injuries, not a single injury or person is the same. The month is dedicated to improving awareness of brain injuries. Providing quality support for people with brain injuries and understanding of their needs will improve their outcomes for the future. Changing the perspective of the world to understand how brain injuries work is a difficult task.
While anyone can suffer from a brain injury, it’s important to remember that everyone is a person first. They are not their injury. Each person has hopes and dreams, and they are not their injury. Each injury affects a person differently. How we support the person and treat the injury will require understanding and patience.
Prevention Learning the signs of a concussion and when to seek medical attention can mean the difference between a mild and a severe injury. Repeat injuries require additional attention.
Two types of brain injuries are traumatic and non-traumatic. Traumatic brain injuries occur as a result of motor vehicle accidents, sports or recreational injuries, domestic violence, falls and other external forces. Causes of Non-traumatic brain injuries begin internally due to disease, poisoning, a hereditary condition, lack of oxygen, stroke, or other internal medical condition.
According to the Department of Defense, one of the keys to recognizing a concussion and getting treatment early is identifying these symptoms:
H – headaches or vomiting E – ears ringing A – amnesia, altered consciousness or loss of consciousness D – double vision and/or dizziness S – something is wrong, or not quite right HOW TO OBSERVE
Learn more about supporting those with brain injuries, prevention and more. Visit www.biausa.org to learn more. Use #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth and #ChangeYourMind to share on social media.
HISTORY
National Brain Injury Awareness Month has been observed since 1993.
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Biden has been brain-damaged for many years, this is nothing new.
Joe’s only been in office for a few weeks and already he has a month set aside for him?
Don’t put him in that category.
My daughter has a brain injury too.
She’s wonderful and just got her master’s in data analytics and her first job.
LOL!
The RNC ought to use that in an ad. LOL!
The Child-whisperer does not have a brain injury; he was BORN with a regular brain which got filled with total ignorance, hatred, bigotry, selfishness, and greed. Then he took all those “assets” and put them to good use as a DEMOCRAT.
I know someone who knew Biden personally decades ago, and they said he was a total flake.
Even back then. Now, he is a demented flake.
I thought this was National Women’s Month...coming on the heels of National Black Month in February.
When do we get National White Man’s Month?
I remember him from the VP debates, years ago; he was vicious, arrogant, a blowhard, scumbag, lowlife, liar and a flake.
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I thought this was last month... Wierd.
Ha! im not the only one on here that goes by that. There is another one in no caps (dainbramage).
I let him keep it if he promised not to tarnish the name by posting a bunch of intelligent, incitful, well worded, and perfectly spelled posts on any subject.
But, how can you be aware of the month if you have a brain injury? Cue Alanis Morissette.
I’m glad your daughter is doing well.
My son had a friend that fell 30 feet and hit his head. Thankfully he lived. But his personality was very different. Likeable, fun guy before. Sullen, angry and spiteful afterwards.
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