Bob Saget's autopsy report reveals he suffered 'blunt head trauma,' probably after falling backwards. 1.5 million Americans sustain traumatic brain injuries each year. These are the warning signs that a bump to your head may need medical attention.
Bob Saget’s family has revealed that a fatal head injury was the cause of his death last month — a pain that many other families probably know all too well.
Traumatic brain injury, defined as an injury that affects how the brain works, is a leading cause of death and disability among children and young adults in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . This brings to mind the tragic case of Tony-winning actress Natasha Richardson, the late wife of Liam Neeson and daughter of movie icon Vanessa Redgrave, who suffered a fatal traumatic brain injury in 2009. She fell and hit her head while skiing in Quebec, but declined medical treatment at first. Four hours later, she went to the hospital complaining of a headache.
Each year, 230,000 Americans sustaining TBIs are hospitalized and survive. But 80,000 to 90,000 of these survivors continue to suffer long-term disability as a result of their injuries. Comedian and “30 Rock” actor Tracy Morgan is a prominent example; he suffered a traumatic brain injury from a “horrific” 2014 motor vehicle accident that left him in a coma for eight days. He told “Today” in 2015 that the crash left him with some memory loss and recurring headaches.
And such head trauma can also take a devastating financial toll. The economic burden of health care costs from nonfatal traumatic brain injury in the U.S. was estimated to be $40.6 billion in 2016. The lifetime costs of a patient’s treatment for a traumatic brain injury are estimated to run from $85,000 to $3 million.
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