Traumatic Brain Injury. FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do as a family member?

Even patients with impaired consciousness or in a coma are often capable of perceiving and contact with close family, even when the injured person is not responding. Short but regular visits by a few (1 - 2) important relatives or friends are therefore important. Physical contact, speaking calmly and bringing familiar objects, pictures or music can have a favourable effect. Avoid having many different relatives repeatedly asking the same questions of nursing staff and doctors. Specify the primary points of contact.

What help can you utilise?

A severe traumatic brain injury is also a serious and stressful event for the partner and close family of the patient. Such injuries can give rise to a great deal of stress, concern and anxiety. It is first important to provide information about the diagnoses and the treatment options for the multiple different medical problems. However, apart from the team of doctors providing care to the patient, hospital chaplains and psychologists are also points of contact that can be consulted to help cope with the psychological stress. In addition, there is a range of options available for help with legal and financial aspects at a later point, about which the social workers in the hospital can also provide information. Foundations and self-help groups are primarily there to provide support in the phase after hospitalisation and the patient's stay in rehabilitation.

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