The Department of Defense reports that military service members suffered more than 20,000 traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in 2009. The signature injury of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, TBI is also a prevalent civilian injury, associated with vehicle crashes, sports injuries and falls. The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center will be hosting activities related to this year’s Brain Injury Association of America campaign: “A concussion is a brain injury. Get the facts.”
With the National Football League also concerned about brain trauma on the field, this year’s Brain Injury Awareness Month is receiving much needed attention. For more information about traumatic brain injury, visit the website of the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center.