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Serious head injury causes... Safety TIps Iraq Notes
 * vomiting
 * Loss of memory
 * short term
 * long term
 * head/neck trauma
 * loss of balance
 * not able to do the things you take for granted
 * Can't concentrate
 * Wear seatbelts
 * Passaengers in seatbelts
 * Know the severity of DUI
 * DUI AGAINST THE LAW
 * Cell phone use for EMERGENCY ONLY
 * Train for driving in bad weather: Rain, Snow, Hail, Wind, Ice
 * Slower is always better?
 * 64% of soldiers in war come back with head injury
 * The military is almost responsible for the growing number of head injuries, because the head is the least protected part of the body when in uniform.
 * Effects on brain from Iraq
 * The war now has more brain injuries and injuries in general than any other war
 * Traumatic Brain Injury (T.B.I.)
 * Symptoms
 * Black Out
 * Headache
 * sensitivy to light/noise
 * Confusion
 * Loss of focus
 * 437 cases of T.B.I. have been reported between 2003 and 2007.
 * Half of those don't function properly permanently
 * IED's responsible for two thirds of US deaths in Iraq
 * Messes with the brain because the pressure is too tense for your brain to hold off even if you're not hit by shrapnel
 * Kelvar Helmets used in Iraq and new helmet MICH is 40% more effective
 * 60% of 25,000 war injuries are causes by IED's