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Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations and Deaths 2002-2006 (Blue Book)																									Related Pages
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**Note:** This publication was released in March 2010. More current statistics are available on the Get the Facts and Data & Statistics pages.
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Population-based data on TBI are critical to understanding its impact on the American people. Knowing who is affected by TBIs and how they occur can help shape prevention strategies, priorities for research, and also support the need for services among individuals living with TBI.
CDC’s report *Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, 2002-2006*presents data on the incidence of TBI and is an update to CDC’s previously published report released in 2006. This current report presents data on emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths for the years 2002 through 2006.
Data in the Report include:
Annual Number of TBIs Cdc-pdf[PDF – 38K]
TBI by Age Cdc-pdf[PDF – 59K]
TBI by Sex Cdc-pdf[PDF – 46K]
TBI by External Cause Cdc-pdf[PDF – 122K]
TBI as a portion of all injuries (in full report)
TBIs by race (in full report)
Additional TBI findings (in full report)**Get the Facts**
Get the Stats on Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States Cdc-pdf[PDF – 422K]
Tracking Traumatic Brain Injuries in the U.S. (press release)**TBI Estimates by State**
CDC currently funds 30 states to conduct basic TBI surveillance through the CORE State Injury Program.
To find TBI-related death and hospitalization data by participating CORE states, see the State Injury Indicators Reports. (Note: Not all states participate in the submission of TBI- and other injury-related data compiled in this report.)

			
							
								Page last reviewed:  January 22, 2016						Content source:  	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control homeTraumatic Brain Injury & Concussion (TBI)Get the Factsplus iconTBI DataHealth DisparitiesTBI in the WorkplacePreventionMild TBI and Concussionplus iconSymptomsGetting BetterRepeated Head ImpactsModerate and Severe TBIplus iconPotential EffectsRecoveryWhere to Get HelpPublications and ReportsResearch and Programsplus iconNational Concussion Surveillance SystemResources for Healthcare Providersplus iconMild Traumatic Brain Injury Guideline for AdultsCDC Pediatric mTBI Guidelineplus iconCDC Pediatric mTBI Guideline ChecklistHEADS UP to Health Care ProvidersPress Roomplus iconLiving with TBIHEADS UP Campaign To receive email updates about this topic, enter your email address: Email Address			What's this?				Submit


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