Traumatic Brain InjuryYour kitten is on the kitchen counter. He's about to get on a hot stove. You only have a few seconds to act. By accessing signals from your eyes, your brain quickly calculates when, where and how fast you will need to dive to intercept it. Then tell your muscles to do it. Your timing is perfect and she is safe. No computer can come close to your brain's amazing ability to download, process, and react to the flow of information from your eyes, ears, and other sensory organs ("Your Amazing Brain"). The human brain is the most vital organ in the human body and allows you to do everything you do. Damage to the brain can cause permanent effects including paralysis of the human body. It is essential to try to protect the human brain as much as possible. Brain injuries leave everlasting effects on humans; people need to be aware of what treatments are used for brain injuries, how they occur, and how important the brain is. Head injuries are a rapidly growing problem in the United States today. Almost all sports players are faced with the fact that they could end up with a head injury at any point during the game or even training. These injuries will mostly consist of minor, moderate, or severe concussions that, over time, can leave a detrimental and everlasting effect on that person. There are different types of scans and tests used on head/brain injuries to help determine the type of injury and the extent of the injury, whether mild or extremely critical. Given the extremity of the results produced by the tests, doctors will provide you with the necessary processes to fully recover from the injury you have suffered. However, some brain injuries can leave them either...... middle of paper ......or overcome which will make them uncomfortable in their life and frustrate them because they don't remember much of what they knew previously .Work CitedHagen , Chris, Malkmus, Danese, and Durham, Patricia. "Treatment." American Brain Injury Association. National Brain Injury Information Center, n.d. Web. October 31, 2013. “How Many People Have a Head Injury?” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. USA.gov, March 27, 2013. Web. November 10, 2013. “Mild Brain Injury and Concussion.” American Brain Injury Association. ReMed and Web. November 10, 2013. "MRI Scans." MedlinePlus. National Institutes of Health, October 25, 2013. Web. October 31, 2013. “Prevention.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. USA.gov, March 27, 2013. Web. November 10, 2013. “Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).” American Speech Hearing Association. Pearson and Web. 10 November 2013.