Driving is an important piece maintaining an independent lifestyle and integrating back into the community. We often take our ability to drive for granted and it’s easy to forget that driving is one of the most dangerous things we do in our every day lives. Once an individual has sustained a traumatic brain injury that skill can become even more dangerous.

A brain injury can affect the skills which are required for an individual to drive safely. The injured person, family members and health care professionals should all be included in the important decision of whether or not the individual is able to return to driving and when. Driving is the ultimate multitasking experience.

Drivers are expected to watch the road in front, the road behind, anticipate what other drivers will be doing, factor in the weather, the radio and the passengers all at the same time.  Read more...

A traumatic brain injury, also known as a TBI, is an injury to the brain from a force, mechanical in nature. This brain injury generally leads to an impairment of some sort that causes the person a physical, cognitive or psychosocial disability.

Along with this impairment the person will generally suffer from a diminished state of consciousness.

Also known as a brain injury this type of injury is measured within 48 hours of occurrence on a scale that is known as the GCS or Glasgow Coma Scale. This scale will enable the medical profession to determine the severity of the traumatic brain injury.

The scale determines the level of severity based on the opening of the eyes to different types of stimulation, the motor responses, and verbal responses based on various criteria. These responses will determine a severe, moderate, or mild traumatic brain injury.  Read more...