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Army Deploying New Brain Injury Detection Devices In September For Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, August 28th, 2018

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Army Deploying New Brain Injury Detection Devices In September For Troops In Iraq, Afghanistan

The Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF) has partnered with Medical Research and Materiel Command to deploy the first traumatic brain injury (TBI) detection devices to forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Korea next month, officials said on Monday.Soldiers will receive a non-invasive head injury assessment device and handheld medical screening tools that officials believe will address a need to improve rapid detection of brain injuries.“The technologies the REF is equipping provide an essential capability for deployed Soldiers with early screening…

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