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Traumatic brain injuries 'account for 1 in 3 injury-related deaths in US'RSS Feed
Traumatic brain injuries account for almost one in three (30.5 per cent) injury-related deaths in the US, a new report has revealed.
Furthermore, an estimated 1.7 million fatalities, hospitalisations and emergency department visits relating to traumatic brain injury occur each year in the country, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Almost 1.4 million - or 80 per cent – of those who sustained a traumatic brain injury were treated and released from an emergency department, the study found.
The research also showed that children from birth up to four years of age, older adolescents aged 15 to 19 years and adults aged 65 years and older are most likely to sustain a traumatic brain injury in the US.
Falls are the leading cause of traumatic brain injuries, followed by road traffic incidents.
Meanwhile, USA Today has reported that the National Institutes of Health is funding a major study to assess the effects of progesterone as a potential treatment for traumatic brain injuries.
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