What are the options available to someone who has suffered a serious head or brain injury?When someone has been injured and needs to make a head injury claim or a brain injury claim, it is often only the start of a dramatic change in their life forever. In many cases the care required for the sufferer will be for the rest of their life and will be extremely costly. It is not only the sufferer, but their family who have their lives altered and the upheaval is traumatic in itself. Over 180,000 people are treated in hospital every year suffering from a brain injury. Of these 10,000 have a moderate brain injury and 15,000 will have suffered a serious brain injury and have been unconscious for 8 hours or more. Brain injuries alone claim more than 50,000 lives and leave over 75,000 people with lifelong disabilities every year. Of these, only 15% will ever go back to work and most never will. More than 125,000 people are currently suffering from long-term brain damage caused by head injury and this number is increasing every year. Brain injury and head injury are the leading cause of death in young adults and children. Physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioural problems are typical symptoms of these injuries. Brain injuries can be caused initially by an external force, but are very often exacerbated by secondary problems such as lack of oxygen, swelling, increase in pressure and bleeding. How can Mellor Small helpIf you have suffered and need to make a brain injury claim or a head injury claim, we can ensure that the treatment you receive is of the highest possible quality and will include rehabilitation to help you recover as much independent function and as many former skills as possible. If you have been affected by this type of accident and need to make a brain injury claim or a head injury claim, simply fill in our CLAIM NOW form or call us for free on our Freephone: 0800 811844. | 
