Iraq+hear+injuries+EAT


 * Injuries
 * 64% of all soldiers in war come back with head injuries
 * more deaths come from brain injuries than the actual fighting
 * from compact
 * military is greatly responsible for head injuries
 * the head has the least amount of protection with uniform
 * homemade bomb that shoot shards of metal and scraps
 * goes into their head
 * leading cause of head injuries
 * effects of injuries
 * Iraq has the most brain injuries than any other war
 * the military is struggling to adapt to this problem
 * it is hard to make a safe helmet because most limit vision
 * TBI
 * the diagnosis for a brain that has been bombed
 * no time frame of recovery
 * it is different for every person... depends on the brain
 * some people never heal
 * some people look different (faces are changed)
 * some people look normal but their brain is forever damaged with memories
 * 2003-2007 there have been 437 cases
 * more than half have permanent brain damage
 * symptoms
 * headaches
 * sensitivity to light and noise
 * behavior changes
 * passive
 * angry
 * memory loss
 * loss of problem solving skills
 * doctors dont have enough information... and are trying to research this
 * have to teach soldiers the most basic things
 * eat
 * walk
 * talk
 * WW1- gas
 * lung damage
 * WW2- radiation
 * cancer
 * Korean
 * caused bad circulation
 * cold climate
 * Vietnam- agent oranges
 * skin diseases
 * Iraq- brain injuries
 * being sent to the military hospitals... not always able to accommodate or to work fast
 * most patients are like new born babies- unable to do anything on their own
 * damaging equipment that cause injuries
 * IED's are most destructive
 * improvised explosives
 * "road side bombs"
 * they detect hear and motion... when it moves by... it explodes
 * cause a lot of pressure... rattling the brain... causing swelling
 * even if you have no scar of wound... your brain has suffered the pressure which can cause brain damage
 * as soon as the pressure is gone... secondary shock comes in (atmosphere pressure rushes back in)
 * mass concussions
 * 60% of 25,000 injuries are caused by IEDs
 * 3,000 are going with out treatment
 * causes anxiety... lack of memory... memory loss
 * Kevlar helmets
 * they aren't designed to absorb the impact
 * strong enough to stop small bullets
 * cannot withstand the blasts from bombs
 * the MICH- a padded helmet being designed to help prevent injuries
 * much like a tin pot with a string connected to it
 * needed protection
 * we need something that can absorb the pressure of the blasts
 * absorbent pads are being created and placed in cars
 * seats and seat belts that are more restraining and more absorbent
 * pads are being made to be inserted to the helmets
 * TBI
 * traumatic brain injury
 * when brain hits an object or when an object pierces the cull and enter the brain tissue
 * symptoms
 * blacking out
 * passing out
 * confusion
 * dizzy
 * fatigue
 * bad taste
 * weird sleep patters
 * vomiting
 * coma
 * increase in weaponry... brain injuries are becoming more common
 * the medical care is able to treat injuries that people would have previously died from
 * consequences
 * don't know how to walk talk and eat
 * have both physical and emotional recovery
 * even if they recover physically... they typically have more emotional damage than can be known
 * Bob Woodruff Family Fund for Traumatic Brain Injury
 * brings a lot of attenti