Military Medicine

Elana Duffy and Treating Traumatic Brain Injury

The Department of Defense estimates that more than 340,000 military service members have sustained a traumatic brain injury since 2000. Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Elana Duffy - an avid rock climber - was diagnosed with a TBI two years after an improvised explosive device hit her convoy in Iraq in 2005.

Elana Duffy and Treating Traumatic Brain Injury

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    Military Medicine: Beyond the Battlefield

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    ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff covers military medical advances and technology from the battlefield to the return home. The personal stories of physicians, scientists, active duty troops, veterans, and military families come together in this one hour documentary to show how these advances are both saving and changing the lives of America’s service members.

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