The green ribbon color is used to show awareness for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) uses a green awareness ribbon. The US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes explains a TBI as “a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be caused by a forceful bump, blow, or jolt to the head or body, or from an object that pierces the skull and enters the brain. Not all blows or jolts to the head result in a TBI…There are two broad types of head injuries: Penetrating and non-penetrating.
- Penetrating TBI (also known as open TBI) happens when an object pierces the skull (e.g., a bullet, shrapnel, bone fragment, or by a weapon such as hammer or knife) and enters the brain tissue. Penetrating TBI typically damages only part of the brain.
- Non-penetrating TBI (also known as closed head injury or blunt TBI) is caused by an external force strong enough to move the brain within the skull. Causes include falls, motor vehicle crashes, sports injuries, blast injury, or being struck by an object.
Some accidents such as explosions, natural disasters, or other extreme events can cause both penetrating and non- penetrating TBI in the same person.”
TBI is one type of brain injury. The blue awareness ribbon shows awareness for all types of brain injuries. March is brain injury awareness month.
The Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) awareness ribbon is available on a variety of merchandise that already has a variety of messages. There are also blank green awareness ribbon merchandise options too. All items in the Awareness Gallery store can be customized with your own words and images. The blue awareness ribbon is for general brain injury awareness.
This ribbon art can also be available through the non-profit, DonnaBellas Angels. It provides inspirational art for mental health wellness. Email us at info@awarenessgallery.com.
