Reducing Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the U.S.

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Uploaded by on Sep 21, 2011

Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a serious public health problem that affects approximately 1.7 million Americans every year. Beyond the potential for impairment to the cognitive, sensory, and motor functions in an individual, the economic burden of TBI is in excess of $76.5 billion. This session of CDC's Public Health Grand Rounds explores promising policies, guidelines, and interventions such as progesterone treatments to further reduce the severity and number of cases of traumatic brain injury in the U.S.

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  • You can go around wearing a helmet all your life, and next thing you know your in the ICU, at UCLA medical center, recovering from a brain aneurysm. Hat tip to Dr. Neil Martin. 11 years 100% recovery.

  • In most of the brain injuries victims don't know the extent of damage till long.

  • Hey you can switch sports and maybe possibly you might end up loving it. After my head injury from a car wreck I found a love for weight training, you do not have to go against anyone but yourself. I received my injury when I was 16 now I am 36 working hard at it like I had just received it yesterday 'cause the tragic pain resulting from the injury wil stay with me for the rest of my life.

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