Final Project TOPIC: Traumatic Brain Injury among United states military personnel and NFL Football players This week you will be drafting a research paper of 6-7 pages (approximately 1500-1750 words

IND301 Milestone 2

Original Topic: Traumatic Brain Injury

List of narrowed ideas from the freewrite activity:

TBI long term issues
Military and Football player experiences
What techniques are being used by medical personnel
What research and studies are currently being conducted for the future
Is there a way to prevent TBI before it gets worse
What equipment can military and sport players utilize to prevent TBI
How much are the medical costs for immediate TBI help
How much does it cost long term?

Description with underlined key terms and phrases:

TBI is very common in today society when it comes to our professional football players and our military. The cost of helping someone that has TBI is very high sense there are different levels of brain trauma. Some may need immediate help and others will take longer. Medical researchers are always looking on how to improve their equipment and practices to help others very quick. However, this comes with a huge medical cost depending how long the remedy will take.

Synonyms and alternate terms:

TBI: head injury, concussion.
Football player: sports, NFL, college football, athlete
Military: armed forces, deployment, service member
Medical cost: pricey, expensive
Medical Research: medics, studies, research, hospitals

Sources

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https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usy313

Howard, S. W., Zhang, Z., Buchanan, P., Bernell, S. L., Williams, C., Pearson, L., Huetsch, M., Gill, J., & Pineda, J. A. (2018). The cost of a pediatric neurocritical care program for traumatic brain injury: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Health Services Research, 18, 1.

Raith, E. P., Fiorini, F., & Reddy, U. (2020). Critical care management of adult traumatic brain injury. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine, 21(6), 285–292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpaic.2020.03.012

Rice, V., Boykin, G., Alfred, P., Lindsay, G., Overby, C., Jeter, A., Lester, M., Allison, S., Cooper, D., & Rice, V. J. (2019). The investigation of four technologies to assist in detecting mild to moderate traumatic brain injury of U.S. Military service members. Work, 63(2), 165–180. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-192918

Wagner, R. (2016). Traumatic Brain Injury Among Military Personnel: Overview and Recommendations. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Wright, M. J., Woo, E., Birath, J. B., Siders, C. A., Kelly, D. F., Wang, C., Swerdloff, R., Romero, E., Kernan, C., Cantu, R. C., & Guskiewicz, K. (2016). An index predictive of cognitive outcome in retired professional American Football players with a history of sports concussion. Journal of Clinical & Experimental Neuropsychology, 38(5), 561–571.

https://doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2016.1139057