U.S. Military Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnoses from Medical Records

U.S. military data provides figures on diagnosed cases of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) within the service. The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center analyzes electronic medical records to produce these numbers, which are updated quarterly for the current year and annually for other data. The dataset is designed for service members, veterans, and the public.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in diagnosed TBI cases over time within the U.S. military population.
• Compare TBI diagnosis figures from medical records against other reported estimates or screening tools.
• Monitor quarterly updates for the current year's TBI diagnosis data to track recent developments.

Strengths

• Data is derived from actual medical diagnoses of TBI, providing a verified source.
• Figures are updated on a quarterly basis for the current year, offering recent data.
• Produced by the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center in cooperation with the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, indicating an authoritative origin.

Limitations

• The dataset does not include information on the cause of injury or location, as this data is not available in most medical records.
• Data is provided in PDF format, which may require extraction and parsing for analytical use.
• The last known update was in November 2020, which may indicate staleness for recent years.

Provenance

Source

Department of Defense, Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center.

Collection Method

Collected from electronic medical records and analyzed.

Freshness

Quarterly updates for the current year; annual updates for other data.

Geography

U.S. military.