Traumatic Brain Injury in Combat Trauma

Purpose of Review With more than 2 million American military personnel deployed and 350,000 traumatic brain injuries since 2001, civilian and military health care providers must recognize the impact and unique considerations for managing combat-related traumatic brain injuries. Here, we will review the etiology and manifestations of combat-related traumatic brain injuries with further discussion of acute management and aeromedical evacuation in the deployed setting.