Environmental Sensors in Training: Head Acceleration Dose Response
Abstract
Within the military, it has been estimated that nearly 20 percent of Service Members deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan have sustained at least one mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI). While concussion management and education have significantly improved in recent years, there is still a concern over the possibility of Soldiers with mTBI being missed for evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment. Over the past two decades, civilian and military researchers and clinicians have attempted to leverage environmental sensors, providing the capability to monitor head impact exposures in vivo, to develop a dose-response model for mTBI and concussion. The Environmental Sensors in Training (ESiT) research program evaluated the ability of available devices to identify potentially concussive events resulting from head acceleration events (HAEs) in the military. The present report summarizes the results of the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL)-led accelerative exposure arm of the ESiT Research Program aimed at developing a dose-response relationship for identifying PCEs with wearable device data.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 12, 2024
- Accession Number
- AD1219887
Entities
People
- Amanda M. Kelley
- Michelle Duffy
- Tyler F. Rooks
- Valeta C. Chancey
Organizations
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
- United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab