I've recently started posting diaries relating to links for military and veteran related issues and am glad they've been well received. Here's another, pertaining to Traumatic Brain Injury. My heart is full thinking about those who suffer from this horrible, debilitating injury. I hope this offers some insight, strength and encouragement to those who suffer, and those who hold the hands and walk beside the injured.
Check below for all the goodies!
Pre screening: Picked up on this Marine Parents Support Forum, notice that Marines readying for deployment to war zones must now undergo a battery of computerized tests assessing whether they have suffered a traumatic brain injury.
Speaking of screening: The Pennsylvania Department of Health has this one page screening checklist to screen for TBI.
In case you need it, here's an in-depth legal definition of TBIposted by a Minneapolis Lawyer.
Speaking of thinks legal, LegalView has put out a press release providing news of a new treatment option for brain injury. This link sends you to the release which also provides some more good details and stats on TBI. For instance, did you know at least 1.4 million U.S. citizens are effected by this annually? I didn't.
Here's notice of another treatmentthat may improve cognitive recovery using a substance called Oxycyte which reportedly offers "significant improvement."
Tintinnitisis one of the most widely reported side effects of TBI. I didn't know that. I've clearly got a lot to learn.
The DOD has set up a call center service for TBI nurses. This link is actually a job posting for jobs as telecommuting nursesto answer incoming call center calls.
Folks might already have this but here's a great boatload of links called the National Resource Directory which serves as an online partnership for wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans, their families and those who support them. It's great and I just discovered it! To the right of the links are various other conditions one can click on for the specific links related to them.
And I'm going to close on this take on Rudyard Kiplingas applied to those suffering from TBI.