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Protect Your Head: Staying Safe Social Distancing Covers Traumatic Brain Injury


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Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) are a serious result of many types of accidents including falls, car crashes, and sports injuries. Prevention and early detection and treatment are important to prevent the serious long-term effects that TBIs can cause. In this episode I interview Scott Pokorney, Traumatic Brain Injury Team Lead at the North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services.  We discuss the burden of TBIs and the best way to prevent and respond to this type of injury.  Scott recommends visiting the following resources for more information:

  • NC DHHS COVID-19 Information and Updates
  • Brain Injury Association of NC
  • NC DHHS TBI Program Website
  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention
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