Polytrauma/Multiple Injuries

Blast Injuries - Fact Sheets

Offers fact sheets for health care providers that provide detailed information on the treatment of blast injuries.
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Blast Injury FAQs

Offers answers to frequently asked questions about blast injuries provided by the Defense & Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC).

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Combat-Related Injury & Rehabilitation Pay (CIP)

Information on special pay for soldiers during a portion of their rehabilitation time from wounds, injuries and illnesses incurred in a combat operation or combat zone.
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Explosion & Blast Injuries Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information about explosion and blast injuries. Includes a chart identifying the multiple body parts affected by the various types of injuries.

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National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH)

Specializes in treating persons with physical disabilities caused by spinal cord and head injuries, stroke, arthritis, amputation, multiple sclerosis, post-polio syndrome and other neurological and orthopedic conditions. Click here for NRH locations.

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Polytrauma - The Nervous System & Physiological Systems

Provides a video and written information on the increasing numbers of civilians and military personnel suffering polytrauma from explosive blasts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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VA Polytrauma System of Care

Provides comprehensive inter-disciplinary care at Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers and Polytrauma Network Sites for Veterans and returning Service Members with injuries to more than one physical region or organ system. Each site treats traumatic brain injury (TBI), hearing loss, amputations, fractures, burns and visual impairments. Check out the locations of all sites.

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VA Polytrauma System of Care - Frequently Asked Questions

Provides answers to frequently asked questions about the VA polytrauma system of care.
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VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) - Polytrauma & Blast-Related Injuries

Promotes the successful rehabilitation, psychological adjustment and community reintegration of individuals who have experienced polytrauma and blast-related injuries.
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