Summers Carl R, Ivins Brian, Schwab Karen A
Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Mt Sinai J Med. 2009 Apr;76(2):105-10. doi: 10.1002/msj.20100.
A basic description of severity and frequency is needed for planning healthcare delivery for any disease process. In the case of traumatic brain injury, severity is typically categorized into mild, moderate, and severe with information from a combination of clinical observation and self-report methodologies. Recent US civilian epidemiological findings measuring the frequency of mortality and morbidity of traumatic brain injury are presented, including demographic and etiological breakdowns of the data. Falls, motor vehicle accidents, and being struck by objects are the major etiologies of traumatic brain injury. US civilian and Army hospitalization trends are discussed and compared. Features of traumatic brain injuries from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom are discussed.
对于任何疾病过程的医疗服务规划而言，都需要对严重程度和发生频率进行基本描述。就创伤性脑损伤而言，通常根据临床观察和自我报告方法相结合的信息，将严重程度分为轻度、中度和重度。本文介绍了美国近期平民创伤性脑损伤死亡率和发病率的流行病学调查结果，包括数据的人口统计学和病因学分类。跌倒、机动车事故和物体撞击是创伤性脑损伤的主要病因。文中讨论并比较了美国平民和军队的住院趋势。还讨论了伊拉克自由行动和持久自由行动中创伤性脑损伤的特点。
