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Veterans and service members facing traumatic brain injuries find support through Operation TBI Freedom

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Operation TBI Freedom is a program of Craig Hospital near Denver. It provides support and resources for active duty military members and the veteran community.Brandon Jardine served in the Army for more than twenty years."It's an invisible injury that you can't see... So I really thought it was going to get better eventually, and unfortunately, it didn't," said Jardine. Steven Smith is the program director for T-B-I Freedom. He says you can't al…

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At-risk groups for traumatic brain injuries

Reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate there are demographic groups that have higher risks related to traumatic brain injuries. The first group that the CDC highlights are adults who are 75 or older. This group has the highest rate of hospitalizations and deaths, making up about 32% of all TBI-related hospitalizations and 28% of TBI-related deaths. Falls, a leading cause of TBIs, are the most common injury for indiv…

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