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Traumatic Brain Injury

A blow or jolt to the head can result in a traumatic brain injury (TBI), which can disrupt the function of the brain. Concussions, also called “closed head injuries,” are a type of TBI. 

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Date last reviewed: 06/03/2004
 Selected Resources
TBI Data Collection
Describes existing TBI data systems and provides information states can use to develop or enhance such systems.
Heads Up: Brain Injury In Your Practice (TBI Tool Kit for Physicians)
The CDC, with several partners, offers this physician tool kit to improve clinical diagnosis and management of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI). This free kit contains easy-to-use clinical information, English and Spanish patient information, scientific literature, and a CD-ROM.  [Advisories, Alerts and Updates]
TBI Report to Congress on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States
This report describes the public health significance of MTBI and recommends how to better measure the magnitude of the problem in this country.  [Publications and Products]
Public Health and Aging: Nonfatal Fall-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Among Older Adults--California, 1996-1999
This article is part of the first study developed from an ongoing surveillance system that is tracking TBI. The study examines hospital discharge data for people who survived a TBI that resulted in hospitalization in 14 states.
Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: A Report to Congress
This federal report summarizes current knowledge about the incidence, causes, severity, associated disabilities, and prevalence of TBI.  [Publications and Products]
WISQARS
is CDC Injury Center's interactive, online database that provides customized injury-related mortality data and nonfatal injury data useful for research and for making informed public health decisions.
Work-RISQS
developed by CDC's NIOSH, this online database provides national estimates (number of cases) and rates (number of cases per hours worked) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments.
Injury Publications Order Form
CDC Injury Center publications listed on this page are available for order free of charge.
Injury Maps
This interactive mapping application offered by CDC's Injury Center provides maps that show injury-related mortality rates in the United States by county or state for nine causes of death, including TBI.
NIOSH Publications Related to Traumatic Brain Injury
A list of publications related to TBI published by CDC's NIOSH.
Disabilities
Home page for CDC's online information about disabilities.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Home page of CDC's Injury Center, which works to reduce morbidity, disability, mortality, and costs associated with injuries outside the workplace.
National Institute for Occuaptional Safety and Health
Home page of CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which conducts research and makes recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness.
 Education & Training
Facts About Concussion and Brain Injury and Where to Get Help
This brochure explains what can happen after a concussion, how to get better, and where to go for more information and help when needed.  [Publications and Products]
Información Acerca de la Lesión Cerebral Leve
Este folleto de 18 páginas está escrito para las personas con lesiones en el cerebro y sus familiares o quienes están encargados de cuidar su salud. El folleto ofrece información sobre las lesiones del cerebro, sus síntomas, consejos para sanar, y otros recursos.
(Spanish version of Facts about Concussion and Brain Injury and Where to Get Help)
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE)Web
Since 1982, CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has conducted a program of workplace fatality investigations that recommend ways similar future deaths might be prevented. Hundreds of fatality investigation reports, including those involving TBI, from NIOSH and participating states are available in the searchable FACE database.
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