Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States

Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States
Did You Know?

* A new CDC report found that an estimated 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the U.S. each year. This is about 4,700 TBIs each day.1

* Fifty-two thousand people die each year from traumatic brain injuries, representing nearly one-third of all injury deaths. This equals the approximate number of people needed to fill Yankees Stadium.1

* The majority of TBIs that occur each year are concussions or other forms of mild TBI.

What is CDC Doing?
CDC understands that healthcare providers need the right information in order to provide the best care to their patients. CDC and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) recently released Heads Up to Clinicians: Updated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Management Guideline for Adults, which includes:
http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/HeadsUp/clinicians_guide.html

1- Fact Sheet on the Guideline [PDF]
http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/pdf/TBI_Clinicians_Factsheet-a.pdf

Pocket Card for Clinicians [PDF]
http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/pdf/TBI_Pocket_Card-a.pdf

Discharge Instruction Sheet [PDF]
http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/pdf/TBI_Patient_Instructions-a.pdf

Wallet Card for Patients [PDF]
http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/pdf/TBI_Wallet_Card-a.pdf

See also ACEP's Revised Clinical Policy [PDF]
http://www.acep.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=8814


Where Can I Learn More?

Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations and Deaths 2002–2006, a recently updated report.
http://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/tbi_ed.html



Get the Facts about Concussion and Brain Injury, brochure and fact sheet.
http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/get_help.html

Download and share CDC’s new concussion podcast series:
Know the Facts About Concussions
http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=858436

Taking Care After A Concussion
http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=858435

What You Need to Know About Concussion
http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=858437

The Brain: The Final Frontier of Science, the latest Injury Center Director’s View blog post.
http://blogs.cdc.gov/ncipc/2010/04/22/the-brain-final-frontier-of-science/

CDC and NCAA concussion educational materials for colleges and universities, including fact sheets for coaches and student-athletes, as well posters for all NCAA sports.
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/ncaa/ncaa/academics+and+athletes/personal+welfare/health+and+safety/concussion

See www.cdc.gov/TraumaticBrainInjury for the latest CDC TBI information and free Heads Up educational resources.
http://www.cdc.gov/TraumaticBrainInjury/

1. Faul M, Xu L, Wald MM, Coronado VG. Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations and Deaths 2002–2006. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control; 2010.