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    About 150 Americans die from TBI-related injuries each day.

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    CDC defines a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a disruption in the normal function of the brain that can be caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or penetrating head injury. Everyone is at risk for a TBI, especially children and older adults.
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    TBI Data and Statistics
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    Pediatric mTBI Guideline
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    News and Announcements
    • CDC Reports:
      • Deaths from fall-related TBIs are on the rise
      • Suicide is now the leading category of TBI-related deaths
    • CDC Programs:
      • HEADS UP to Healthcare Providers online training is now available on CDC Train
      • Key Practice-Changing Recommendations in the CDC Pediatric mTBI Guideline
      • Updated HEADS UP Online Training for Coaches Now Available
      • Grant awarded to assess the effectiveness of programs designed to support students with TBI return to school
    • Partner Activities:
      • 5 million people trained on concussion through the National Federation of State High School Association/CDC courseexternal icon
      • Experts examining whether opinion leaders can help fill gaps preventing concussion in youth sportsexternal icon
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    Page last reviewed: August 28, 2020
    Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
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    • Basic Informationplus icon
      • Get the Facts
      • Symptoms
      • Response
      • Recovery
      • Potential Effects
      • Prevention
      • Severe TBI
      • Health Disparities and TBI
    • Data and Statisticsplus icon
      • Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths Data (EDHDs)
      • Emergency Department (ED) Visits
      • Hospitalizations
      • Deaths
    • Publications & Reportsplus icon
      • Comparing Head Impacts in Youth Tackle and Flag Football
      • Report to Congress: The Management of TBI in Children
      • Report to Congress: Epidemiology and Rehabilitation
      • Report to Congress: Military Personnel
      • TBI in the US: Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations and Deaths (Blue Book)
      • Brain Trauma Guidelines
      • TBI in the US: Assessing Outcomes in Childrenplus icon
        • Appendix A
      • Report to Congress: TBI in the US
    • National Concussion Surveillance System
    • Resources for Healthcare Providersplus icon
      • Pediatric mTBI Guideline
      • Updated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Guideline for Adults
      • Workgroup to Improve Clinical Care of Youth with Mild TBI
      • HEADS UP for Providers
    • Press Roomplus icon
      • Guide to Writing about TBI in News and Social Media
      • Living with TBI
    • HEADS UP to Brain Injury Awareness
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