Every March, the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) and their chartered state organizations work together with various businesses, schools,traumatic brain injury victims, and families to help raise awareness and promote a broader understanding of people with brain injuries in the US and the unique difficulties associated with life after such a profound and often… Read More
DUI Penalties Removed From West Virginia Brain Injury Bill
West Virginia’s State Senate Bill SB 657 was set to boost fees for accident reports and add an additional $50 fee for drunk drivers involved in car accidents. The money collected from the fees was destined to assist West Virginians withtraumatic brain injuries with necessary services. A week ago, Senate Financial Committee Chairman Walt Helmick… Read More
Caravan Park Owners Denied an Appeal in Traumatic Brain Injury Case
Owners of the Trecco Bay caravan park in Porthcawl, UK were recently denied an appeal request over charges levied against them for negligence in a 2005 incident in which a boy suffered a catastrophic traumatic brain injury while using a pool at the park. In October of 2005, Chad Mole ‘was found lifeless with blue… Read More
Canadian Wheelchair Relays Raise Funds for Spinal Cord Injury
The Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA) of Ontario, Canada organized their third annual wheelchair relay challenge in Peterborough to raise money and awareness for spinal cord injury sufferers of Canada. The event brought in $11,000 last year and $7,500 this year, according to a Peterborough Examiner article. The relay, in addition to providing fun and challenge… Read More
Brain-computer Interface Technology Advancing Quickly
Researchers from the bioengineering and kinesiology departments at the University of Maryland have pioneered a novel method of using electroencephalography to monitor and decode brainwaves. The brainwaves in question hold the potential to communicate with and control computers and prosthetic devices. It was previously assumed that that electrodes would have to be implanted into the… Read More
Pentagon to Remove Soldiers From Combat for 24 hours After Brain Injuries
Pentagon officials announced on March 2, 2010 that troops exposed to blast waves from roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan will be removed from combat for 24 hours before they can be cleared to return to the front lines, according to a CNN article. Up to 300,000 troops from both Middle Eastern fronts might be… Read More