On Tuesday, March 3, 2009, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing to address the need to improve the quality of care for servicemembers suffering from traumatic brain injury.
The witness list included, Ellen Embry, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Health Protection and Gen. Loree Sutton, the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury.
General Sutton shared with the Committee that the Defense Centers of Excellence is committed to research that is aimed at understanding the differences between blast injuries that would occur on the battlefield and concussions that may be experienced on a football field or during civilian activities. The spectrum of ingredients that include life-threatening situations, psychological stressors, and moral conflicts are all factors that contribute to the unique nature of brain injury incurred through battle.
Mon, Mar 9, 2009
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