| Let's assume that you are involved in a car accident, | | | | period that you may suffer dizziness, disorientation, or |
| trucking accident, or fall of some type in San Francisco | | | | other symptoms that could cause you to injury |
| and you injure your head and suffer a concussion or | | | | yourself again. Also, the information and symptoms |
| Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI). | | | | reflected in this time period will be important in your |
| How do you deal with this sort of injury at home and | | | | treatment. |
| at work? | | | | Fourth, as should be clear, consciousness or MTBI |
| First, if you have suffered head injury, concussion, or | | | | often impact memory. So, get a note book in which |
| brain injury of any severity level seek medical attention | | | | you can write important names, dates, appointments, |
| immediately. This applies regardless whether you have | | | | and events. If you were not already using a calendar |
| lost consciousness or not. Your doctors can properly | | | | of PDA get one and start using it. Write down |
| assess you and determine the best course of | | | | important information as it happens so that you can |
| treatment. So, first and foremost get professional | | | | refer back to it when appropriate. |
| medical treatment for your injury. | | | | Fifth, if you have regular doctors appointments keep |
| Second, let your friends and family, coworkers and | | | | them and make all your physicians or health care |
| colleagues, all know about your injury or situation. Mild | | | | providers aware of your condition. |
| Traumatic Brain Injuries can impact your ability to think, | | | | And finally, follow your doctors' orders and treatment |
| concentrate, and remember. So it is important that | | | | program. Too many times injury victims don't complete |
| these individuals understand that your brain injury may | | | | the treatment programs or therapy ordered by their |
| be impacting your cognitive abilities and your emotions. | | | | doctor because it is inconvenient or because they do |
| Third, during the first 72 hours of your brain injury try | | | | not feel it is helping. Recovering from a mild traumatic |
| and make sure friends or family are with you as much | | | | brain injury takes time, discuss these issues with your |
| as possible. This is because it is during this critical time | | | | doctor, and good luck. |