News From the Cause
Faster screening, treatment for TBI ahead: (MILITARY TIMES)
January 28, 2010
Military officials announced this week that the Defense Department will enforce a new protocol for ensuring service members with head injuries immediately get the care they need. The system could prevent long-term cognitive problems for mild concussions, but also makes sure troops woozy from an injury don't endanger themselves or others by going back out on patrol, said Kathy Helmick, senior director for the Traumatic Brain Injury Clinical Standards of Care Directorate at the Defense Centers for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury. click here to view
