According to the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC), 1.7 million people are diagnosed with a brain injury each year.
What is Traumatic Brain Injury—or TBI?
The Defense Centers of Excellence defines TBI as the result from a blow or jolt to the head that disrupts the normal function of the brain. Categories for TBI are:
- Mild
- Moderate
- Severe
- Penetrating
The most common form of TBI in the military is mild, and is also known as a concussion. According to Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, from 2000-2014 (3 QTR), more than 313,816 service members have been diagnosed with TBI.
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9/30/2016
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Judith Bulkley, an electrical and environmental systems specialist deployed from the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., exits an A-10C Thunderbolt II after performing an external power operations check on the aircraft at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Because service members in particular are often exposed to high noise levels, hearing protection is crucial, especially with a TBI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stephen Schester)
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Dealing with the repercussions of a TBI, many find aspects of adjusting back into their communities difficult
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9/21/2016
Public Health Service Cmdr. Robin Toblin with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research was one of the more than 1,700 health care providers and policy makers from the Military Health System, the Department of Veterans Affairs, academia and commercial research companies who met in person and virtually during the recent Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Summit held at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. (DCoE photo by Terry Welch)
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Mental health issues were an important part of the recent 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Summit that was held at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia.
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9/15/2016
The 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Summit is being held Sept. 13-15, at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia
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Understanding how health care has advanced and how it can continue to improve was the message speakers delivered at the summit
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The 2016 Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Summit is being held Sept. 13-15, at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia
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Learning to lead with the shoulder and not the head or helmet is important for all sports that involve contact
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After struggling with a TBI for years, Staff Sgt. Anthony Mannino Jr. credits his therapy sessions at NICoE in helping him focus on training for the 2016 Warrior Games.
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The National Intrepid Center of Excellence, a directorate of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, helps active duty, reserve, and National Guard members and their families manage their traumatic brain injuries
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