Incidence of traumatic brain injury in the United States, 2003

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important public health problem in the United States. In 2003, there were an estimated 1,565,000 TBIs in the United States: 1,224,000 emergency department visits, 290,000 hospitalizations, and 51,000 deaths. Findings were similar to those from previous years in whi...

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Published inThe journal of head trauma rehabilitation Vol. 21; no. 6; p. 544
Main Authors Rutland-Brown, Wesley, Langlois, Jean A, Thomas, Karen E, Xi, Yongli Lily
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.2006
Subjects
Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data
Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Brain Injuries - epidemiology
Brain Injuries - mortality
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
United States - epidemiology
Violence - statistics & numerical data
United States
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Summary:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important public health problem in the United States. In 2003, there were an estimated 1,565,000 TBIs in the United States: 1,224,000 emergency department visits, 290,000 hospitalizations, and 51,000 deaths. Findings were similar to those from previous years in which rates of TBI were highest for young children (aged 0-4) and men, and the leading causes of TBI were falls and motor vehicle traffic.
ISSN:0885-9701
DOI:10.1097/00001199-200611000-00009