title: In the line of fire: traumatic brain injury among Iraq War veterans.
abstract: Soldiers returning home from Iraq are experiencing an increased number of head injuries related to blasts and explosions compared to soldiers of previous conflicts. These injuries are often undetected until the soldiers return home and have difficulty functioning as they did prior to the war. It is therefore important for occupational health nurses to understand blast injury, its pathophysiology, methods for detecting traumatic brain injury, and how these soldiers can be treated.
authors: Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, USA.
authors: Mindy B
authors: MB
authors: Zeitzer
authors: J Margo
authors: JM
authors: Brooks
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006801:Humans; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D008888:Military Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014728:Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data