Report Describes How Multi-Level Injuries Present Challenges and Shape Treatment for Soldiers and Combat Veterans
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ROCKVILLE, Md. July 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A report on cognitive- communication disorders, swallowing dysfunction, and ear injuries as a result of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan is highlighted in the July 11 issue of The ASHA Leader, a publication of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Blast injuries are the result of a new pattern of missile warfare -- the use of improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades. Explosions from such weapons cause strong air pressure "blasts," resulting in a constellation of impairments to body organs and systems.
Recognizing the specialized treatment needed for blast injuries, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) uses a new model of advanced rehabilitation care provided by an interdisciplinary team of specialists at Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers (PRC) and Polytrauma Network sites. The ASHA Leader report, written by audiologists and speech-language pathologists who treat soldiers and combat veterans, is a collection of four feature articles:See the full content of this document
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Report Describes How Multi-Level Injuries Present Challenges and Shape Treatment for Soldiers and Combat Veterans
-- "Blast Injuries: A New Kind of Patient for Speech-Language Pathologists," by Micaela Cornis-Pop, describes polytrauma injuries sustained by soldiers and describes the tre...
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