There can be many causes of TBI, but the leading ones are:
- Falls (28%)
- Motor vehicle-traffic crashes (20%)
- Struck by/against (19%), and
- Assaults (11%)
Blasts are a leading cause of TBI for active duty military personnel in war zones.
Risk Factors
- Males are about 1.5 times as likely as females to sustain a TBI.
- The two age groups at highest risk for TBI are 0 to 4 year olds and 15 to 19 year olds.
- Certain military duties (e.g., paratrooper) increase the risk of sustaining a TBI.
- African Americans have the highest death rate from TBI.*
* [Editor's Note: please see our posting What Does It Mean When Medical Experts Say "Race" Is A Risk Factor For Certain Diseases? for a better understand of this information.]
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