The CDC has released a fresh physi...

The CDC has released a fresh physician tool kit for the clinical diagnosis and management of mild traumatic brain injury as part of a national initiative to obstruct brain injury and improve clinical care of this condition. The tool kit, titled "Heads Up: Brain Injury in Your Practice," provides information about mild traumatic brain injury, diagnostic criteria, patient management information, patient education materials in English and Spanish, a palm card forward managing sports-related head injuries, and a CD-ROM with additional information and resources. A independent copy of the tool kit may be ordered online at www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/tbi_toolkit/toolkit.htm.

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