TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

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TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Introduction

Though soldiers of the 21st century in the battle field are more protected from injuries than their predecessors in the I II World War respectively , levels of Traumatic Brain Injuries remain relatively high (Army Medical Department , 2006 . US recent war in Afghanistan and Iraq produced very high numbers of soldiers with post traumatic stress diss . Disabilities from TBI depend on the levels of severity location , age and the victim 's general health status

. Traumatic brain injury (TBI ) occurs when an external force traumatically injures the brain . Therefore , constant researches and studies have been initiated in search for an effective way of addressing the problem for the fast rising dis ion the society . Most often , it is classified depending on the severity or mechanism of harm to the head like close or penetrating head injury . This definition has been extended to involve broader categories on structures other than the brain

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Levels and types of Traumatic Brain Injuries

Brain injuries have often been categorized as head and back however this definition has been used to derivate a shallow meaning as opposed to the weighty nature of the subject . Besides , majority of the military operations are kept secret making it hard to arrive at a correct figure on the affected individuals especially in the battle field . According to warden (2006 , TBI is categorized into primary blast injury which takes place from objects put in motion by the...