… Pauline Fiorello. Why is a month like Brain Injury Awareness Month so important? To do exactly what’s it’s saying – awareness. We want to prevent brain injuries. … lack of oxygen to the brain. During your work at the IPC and at Spaulding, how do you go about treating these brain injuries? We start with an assessment. The … the person that they were before this devastating injury? For instance, if it's someone who wants to go back to work, part of occupational therapy might be looking …