Traumatic Brain Injury in Asiana Crash 214 is a Likelihood
On Saturday July 6, 2013 Asiana Airlines Flight 214 went down in California. The accident happened as they approached the runway at San Francisco’s International Airport. Something went terribly wrong. The plane crashed into a seawall in front of the runway, spun, tumbled and skidded to a stop. As passenger’s were escaping the wreckage, the plane caught fire.
What makes the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 so different most other air plane crash? The amount of survivors. Although it is very sad that 3 passengers died and not to diminish the tragedy of their deaths, but over 300 passengers lived. They lived but not all without injury and some injuries severe. The truth is there may be more injuries than are told of at the time of the accident and maybe still coming to light.
The circumstances of the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 were such that injuries such as traumatic brain injury may not have been diagnosed at the hospital after the accident. Out of the 304 that survived, 182 were taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries. With as chaotic as this most likely was, the obvious physical injuries were treated first. Many may have been treated and released without a second thought of traumatic brain injury. Those that suffered blows to the head hopefully were taken to CT, MRI and EEG to check for brain injury. Again, many may have not been checked. To read more about the types of injuries Click Here
What about the passengers that refused medical treatment and did not go to the hospital? That would be 113 people out of the 305 survivors did not seek medical treatment. Any number of them could have suffered a traumatic brain injury. Traumatic brain injury can occur without loss of conscientious. There is the acceleration and deceleration of the accident that can cause brain injury and may go unnoticed while being assessed in the emergency room of the hospital. To read and understand more about the causes and effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) click here
Whether a passenger chose to seek medical treatment or not there is a whole other issue that could affect any or all of the passengers on Asian Airline Flight 214. We usually relate the term PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) to soldiers returning from war. PTSD can occur from any extremely traumatic situation a person encounters. Being in a plane crash and surviving is probably one of the most stressful situations a person can be in. Thus the potential for these passengers suffering PSTD is very possible. To read more about PTSD click here