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traumatic brain injury (TBI)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Freddy Muñoz and Sgt. Kory Millsap, assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, engage a target using an M224A1 60mm Lightweight Mortar System from a conventional setup at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 17, 2026. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Addison Shinn)

Army taps industry for sensor tech to help assess impacts of blasts on troops

Blast overpressure, as the effect is called, is the sudden, volatile expansion of air from not only explosions, but weapon systems commonly used by ground troops.
YANGJU, SOUTH KOREA – MARCH 05: U.S. soldiers from 2nd Infantry Division take part in a joint MEDEVAC field training exercise with South Korean soldiers on March 5, 2008 in Yangju, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

DARPA launching research project to revolutionize brain injury diagnosis on the battlefield

Naval medical officer Jean-Paul Chretien tells FedScoop how new technology could revolutionize the way traumatic brain injuries are treated in the field.
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