Army finds a bloodtest to detect brain trauma
Yeah, that same Army which doesn’t care about the troops and loves perpetual warfare has developed a blood test for mild brain trauma (USAToday link) ;
Army Col. Dallas Hack, who has oversight of the research, says recent data show the blood test, which looks for unique proteins that spill into the blood stream from damaged brain cells, accurately diagnosing mild traumatic brain injury in 34 patients.
Doctors can miss these injuries because the damage does not show up on imaging scans, and symptoms such as headaches or dizziness are ignored or downplayed by the victims.
I wonder if there’s a blood test for detecting phony PTSD so I can stop using my Bullshit Meter which hasn’t been approved by the FDA yet. That would completely shut down the IVAW and it’s rogue Moonbats.
Thanks to Old Trooper for the link.
Category: Military issues
That would also be a good thing for football medical staffs to have access to, as well. From HS through to the NFL.
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I am so stoked about this. Treatment for TBI can’t be far behind.
Sweet!!!!!!!!!!
“Yeah, that same Army which doesn’t care about the troops and loves perpetual warfare has developed a blood test for mild brain trauma.”
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It’s really amazing how many of our advancements in technology and medicine have come from the military. Does anyone know if there exists a list of things the military has developed? I thought I heard somewhere that things like cell phone technology and microwave technology originated in the military.
Michael-
Pretty sure you can find a list. I recently read a reader’s digest showing some of the potential of some military innovation on and off the battlefield.
Old Trooper- Nice find. Love these kinds of stories.
I imagine your bullshit meter will always be the best detector of phony PTSD, Jonn. Sorry… I’m afraid it’s your cross to bear.
This is great news! Hope it doesn’t take tooo long to filter down to practical usage.
Necessity being the mother of invention, war and disease are the basis for our greatest medical advances. As ugly as this sounds, it’s the plain truth: when the patient is messed up to the point you can’t do anything more to hurt him, you can get a lot of research done in a hurry.
A partial list is use of helicopters for air medical evacuation of critically injured to field hospitals, and establishing the “Golden Hour” rule for emergency medical treatment during Korea and later, refined during Vietnam.
That and more were instituted and employed by civilian emergency medical services today. It might actually be fun compile a complete list….
Possibly the greatest attribute is that the military will field-trial new technology. A few I found in my readings were these:
–The use of vaccination against smallpox.
–The use of quinine for treatment of malaria.
–The use of the microscope to identify a pathogen.
This is not a new test but a new application of old technology.
Now if they could look into applying this technology maybe the TBI test would be much reduced in demand.
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