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injuries in the war
2,100 soldiers have been diagnosed w/ TBI

150,000 suffer from mild TBI 64% of total soldiers suffer from different types of brain injuries

Jose Santiago- fell 20 during lookout duty

head injuries from combat the uniform leaves the head the least protected in Iraq shards of metal from bombs explode and sometimes go into soldiers head Evan Mettie- blown in the head w/ an IED - couldn't walk or talk - has taken away his entire life, someone will always have to take care of him for the rest of his life

Brain injuries from Iraq
this war is involving many more head injuries than any other war the U.S has been in T.B.I- traumatic brain injury when brain experiences an explosion or bomb everyone is different so recovery time can be short or extremely long someone may look normal but are completely different due to their brain injuries 437 cases of soldiers who are permanently disabled symptoms- head ache - sensitivity to light - memory lose explosives are causing more and more brain injuries the pressure coming off of the explosion blast causes extreme cases of head injuries Kevlar Helmets not designed properly to save soldiers can only stop small bullets but not protect form the pressure of a blast

Concussions
grade 1 momentary confusion but no loss of consciousness. mental stability with in 15 min grade 2 confusion but no loss of consciousness, symptoms continue more than 15 min but less than an hour get an MRI player can go back into the game within a week grade 3 loss of consciousness taken to emergency room, shouldn't play sports for the rest of the season questions doctors might ask when was your 1st head ache and how long did it last? how often do your head aches occur?

Impact Test measures the players symptoms very reliable