title: Improving identification of traumatic brain injury after nonmilitary bomb blasts.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To improve identification of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in survivors of nonmilitary bomb blasts during the acute care phase.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention convened a meeting of experts in TBI, emergency medicine, and disaster response to review the recent literature and make recommendations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seven key recommendations were proposed: (1) increase TBI awareness among medical professionals; (2) encourage use of standard definitions and consistent terminology; (3) improve screening methods for TBI in the acute care setting; (4) clarify the distinction between TBI and acute stress disorder; (5) encourage routine screening of hospitalized trauma patients for TBI; (6) improve identification of nonhospitalized TBI patients; and (7) integrate the appropriate level of TBI identification into all-hazards mass casualty preparedness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  By adopting these recommendations, the United States could be better prepared to identify and respond to TBI following future bombing events.
authors: Division of Injury Response, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
authors: Wesley
authors: W
authors: Rutland-Brown
authors: Jean A
authors: JA
authors: Langlois
authors: Jeffrey J
authors: JJ
authors: Bazarian
authors: Deborah
authors: D
authors: Warden
mesh_terms: D054042:Bombs; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D004189:Disaster Planning; D005107:Explosions; D006801:Humans; D054527:Mass Casualty Incidents; D014481:United States