mother and 13 year old daughter hit by a car

On tues afternoon dec 16th on Aspen hill road a mother Cristina L DOdd and her daughter Natalia Jallorina of Rockville (my home town) were hit by a car while walking across Bel Pre Road near conn ave.

   DOdd was taken to Suburban Hospital, Natalia to childrens hospital.As so often happens in this kind of case the presenting symptoms show severe injuries but the hidden injury could be to the head/brain. Often all too often a traumatic brain injury occurs in this kind of case. The doctors have to keep a close eye on the level of consciousness of the patient and monitor the eyes to detect the tbi.

 Frequently its the blow to the head that creates the injury but sometimes its only the rapid movement of the head back and forth. FOr information on tbi my book the medical legal aspects of a brain injury  speaks to this kind of situation.

paul wiesenfeld

301 762 5525