September 11, 2001 - diagnoses from each Least severe 125 (4.7%) September 20, 2007. admission were checked hospitalization for a TBI diagnosis. These Afghanistan Overall 0.14% were categorised into three Most severe 86 (36.2%) grades of severity. TBI-related hospitalisation Moderately severe 151 (63.7%) hospitalisation Least severe 8 (3.4%) hospitalisation Males accounted for 97% of TBI-related hospitalisations. Enlisted personnel had increased risk for TBI hospitalisation compared with Officers. NG and Reservists had lower risk than active duty. Adams Department of All survey respondents Self-reported Overall TBI 13.9% (2012) () Defense Health who reported returning TBI during the TBI-AC Overall 423 (7.5%) Related from a combat last deployment. Three TBI-LOC<1 Overall 186 (3.5%) Behaviors deployment in past categories were TBI-LOC 1+ Overall 149 (2.8%) Among Active 12months with complete established; Altered Almost 15% of male personnel, and 4.9% of female personnel, Duty Military data. consciousness (TBI-AC), reported a TBI. Personnel N=7155. LOC less than 1 minute Survey. (TBI-LOC <1) and LOC greater than 1 minute survey. 1+). 2008 Elbogen The National Random selection of TBI: reported a past head Probable TBI without Weighted N=163 (2012) () Post-Deployment veterans who served in injury and endorsed one increased irritability Weighted prevalence =14.8% Adjustment US military on or of; LOC, post-trauma Probable TBI with Weighted N=91 Survey September 11, 2001 and amnesia, being dazed or increased irritability Weighted prevalence =8.2% (NPDAS). had separated from seeing stars immediately Data were weighted to reflect the gender distribution in the military, a 2001-2009 active duty or served in after injury or upon weight-adjusted sample of N=1102. NG/Reserves. Women regaining consciousness, were oversampled. skull fracture or brain surgery.
September 11, 2001 - September 20, 2007. diagnoses from each admission were checked for a TBI diagnosis. These were categorised into three grades of severity. Least severe hospitalization 125 (4.7%) Afghanistan Overall 0.14% Most severe TBI-related hospitalisation 86 (36.2%) Moderately severe hospitalisation 151 (63.7%) Least severe hospitalisation 8 (3.4%) Males accounted for 97% of TBI-related hospitalisations. Enlisted personnel had increased risk for TBI hospitalisation compared with Officers. NG and Reservists had lower risk than active duty. Adams (2012) () Department of Defense Health Related Behaviors Among Active Duty Military Personnel Survey. survey. 2008 All survey respondents who reported returning from a combat deployment in past 12months with complete data. N=7155. Self-reported TBI during the last deployment. Three categories were established; Altered consciousness (TBI-AC), LOC less than 1 minute (TBI-LOC <1) and LOC greater than 1 minute 1+). Overall TBI 13.9% TBI-AC Overall 423 (7.5%) TBI-LOC<1 Overall 186 (3.5%) TBI-LOC 1+ Overall 149 (2.8%) Almost 15% of male personnel, and 4.9% of female personnel, reported a TBI. Elbogen (2012) () The National Post-Deployment Adjustment Survey (NPDAS). 2001-2009 Random selection of veterans who served in US military on or September 11, 2001 and had separated from active duty or served in NG/Reserves. Women were oversampled. TBI: reported a past head injury and endorsed one of; LOC, post-trauma amnesia, being dazed or seeing stars immediately after injury or upon regaining consciousness, skull fracture or brain surgery. Probable TBI without increased irritability Weighted N=163 Weighted prevalence =14.8% Probable TBI with increased irritability Weighted N=91 Weighted prevalence =8.2% Data were weighted to reflect the gender distribution in the military, a weight-adjusted sample of N=1102.
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