Common Questions and Statistics

What is a Brain Injury?

Traumatic Brain Injury results in permanent neurological damage that can produce lifelong deficits in varying degrees ranging from mild to debilitating. The long term goal of brain injury rehabilitation is to decrease the handicapping effects of the disability. Traumatic brain injury can damage any area of the brain and produce impairments in the brain's major functions including: attention, memory, problem solving, physical movements, sensory perception, judgment and reasoning, social behavior, general safety, and independence with all tasks of daily living.

Who does The Crumley House help?

The Crumley House serves the survivors of our region and beyond. Our program is unique and is the only one of it's kind in the South Eastern region of the US. We have worked with survivors of local communities, survivors who have traveled from other states to participate in our program, and an international client.

What causes TBI?

Motor Vehicle Accidents     44%

Falls   26%

Assaults and Violence  17%

Sports and Recreation  13%

Every 21 seconds, someone receives a brain injury in this country; every 5 minutes one of these people will die and another will become permanently disabled. Of the population who will survive, approximately 70,000 to 90,000 will endure lifelong debilitating loss of function. An estimated 5.3 million Americans (a little more than 2% of the US population) currently live with disabilities resulting from TBI. In addition, 2,000 will exist in a persistent vegetative state. TBI is the leading killer and cause of disability in teenagers and young adults. Estimated costs of traumatic brain injuries in the US alone is $48.3 billion annually. Most deaths occur within the first two hours of hospitalization.