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Closed & Open Head Injury The sudden impact on the head of an accident victim can cause many temporary to irreversible damages including Traumatic Brain Injury. Head & brain injury Closed head injury Open head injury Brain anatomy

The most recognized cause of a head injury resulting from an accident is the skull's sudden, if not immediate deceleration as a result of striking a blunt object such as a steering wheel, dashboard or even air bag. When the skull’s momentum is stopped, the brain’s momentum within the skull does not automatically stop at the same time. The brain can be compared with a piece of jello within a container. While the container may stop, the jello within carries the momentum and squishes against the hard walls of the container. This is precisely what happens with the brain in a closed head injury. While the skull’s momentum stops in an instance, the brain, a much softer and malleable organ, continues to carry momentum and is squished or pressed against the hard skull. This can then lead to one or more of three separate processes that work to injury the brain: bruising, tearing and/or swelling.

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• What types of head injuries are common in accidents?
• What is a traumatic brain injury?
• What is a closed head brain injury?
• What is an open head brain injury?
• What are the symptoms of a brain injury?
• What are the treatments for a brain injury?
• View the anatomy of the brain