Which incidents are the most common causes of head injury?

Falls. Falls from bed or a ladder, down stairs, in the bath, and other falls are the most common cause of traumatic brain injury overall, particularly in older adults and young children. Vehicle-related collisions.

What is the most common trauma?

Physical injuries are among the most prevalent individual traumas. Millions of emergency room (ER) visits each year relate directly to physical injuries.

What are the two major types of trauma?

There are several types of trauma, including:

Acute trauma: This results from a single stressful or dangerous event.
Chronic trauma: This results from repeated and prolonged exposure to highly stressful events.
Complex trauma: This results from exposure to multiple traumatic events.

What are the four types of trauma?

Trauma Types

Bullying.
Community Violence.
Complex Trauma.
Disasters.
Early Childhood Trauma.
Intimate Partner Violence.
Medical Trauma.
Physical Abuse.

What is Type 2 PTSD?

A condition related to type 2 trauma is Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Examples of type 2 trauma include: Sibling abuse. Childhood emotional abuse.

What qualifies as PTSD?

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, or rape or who have been threatened with death, sexual violence or serious injury.

What is the difference between PTSD and moral injury?

How is it different from PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder is fear-based. Moral injury is based in moral judgment, and having it requires a working conscience. The two can share some symptoms, like anger, addiction, or depression, but moral injury has no diagnosis or treatment protocols.

What benefits can I claim if I have PTSD?

PTSD victims may also be entitled to claim Housing Benefit and be eligible for Council Tax support and discounts. In general, government support is either means-tested, based on current income and savings, or based on National Insurance contributions and an assessment of the level of your disability.