Tag Archives: traumatic brain injury

Improving In-Theater TBI Screening Tools

Posted on August 28, 2012 by jtozer

Jagged debris lacerates the Marine’s face and hands as he dives behind the jeep seeking cover from an improvised explosive device blast 50 meters away. He’s not sure how long it is before the unit corpsman reaches him and finds …
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VA Research Explores Mental Health Issues

Posted on May 23, 2012 by jtozer

In recognition of National Mental Health Month, take a look at what VA Research is doing for a special population of Veterans with both traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder. For more information, go to www.research.va.gov

Posted in DoD News, Mental Health Month | Tagged airman, deployment, development, downrange, health, injured, Marines, mental, month, National Mental Health month, post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, research, sailors, soldiers, TBI, traumatic brain injury, VA, veterans, video, wellness | Leave a comment

Military Leads in Brain Injury Care, Specialists Say

Posted on May 1, 2012 by glenn.selby

Story by Lisa Daniel, American Forces Press Service Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps medical specialists and civilian experts are working closely with one another to develop the best traumatic brain injury prevention, diagnosis and treatment practices. “(The Defense …
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National Brain Injury Awareness Month

Posted on March 26, 2012 by jtozer

By Shannon Carabajal, Army Medicine From www.army.mil FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 1.7 million people suffer a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, each year. Of those, 52,000 people die. TBI …
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Marines in Afghanistan Test New Concussion Care

Posted on March 22, 2012 by jtozer

By Cheryl Pellerin, AFPS From www.defense.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new concussion care program being fielded by the Marine Corps in Afghanistan is giving psychiatrists, physicians and even chaplains and sergeants a better way to treat those with the No. …
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