Traumatic Airway Management in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

Mild traumatic brain injury and pain in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom veterans.

The purpose of this study was to describe the pain experience in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom veterans with and without a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) who present to polytrauma clinics for evaluation and management. We sought to evaluate the relationship between a veteran's history of mTBI and posttraumatic stress (PTS) on axial pain, head/headache pain, a...

Traumatic Brain Injury in United States Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Hispanic Veterans—A Review Using the PRISMA Method

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is commonly defined by Menon et al. as an "alteration of the brain function, or other evidence of brain pathology, caused by an external force." TBI can be caused by penetrating trauma to the head in which the magnitude of the injury is dependent on the magnitude of the forces that are applied to the head. The consequences of TBI can range from minimal to severe dis...

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury From Operation Iraqi Freedom

Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicidal Ideation Among U.S. Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with suicidal behavior among veterans, and gender differences in the strength of associations may exist. Almost all research has been limited to Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients, and it is unclear if findings generalize to veterans who do not use VHA services. We examined gender- and VHA-user-specific associations between TBI related to de...

Combat wounds in operation Iraqi Freedom and operation Enduring Freedom.

BACKGROUND There have been no large cohort reports detailing the wounding patterns and mechanisms in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. METHODS The Joint Theater Trauma Registry was queried for all US service members receiving treatment for wounds (International Classification of Diseases-9th Rev. codes 800-960) sustained in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom f...