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High suicide rates in US soldiers linked to brain injuries caused by blast exposure
Manage episode 432815984 series 5439
The US military just released a report revealing soldiers who regularly work with blasts have the highest suicide rates.The brain damage sustained is devastating and completely different to PTSD or CTE, sustained during football injuries.
Defense Department studies suggest most blast exposure happens in training, not combat operations. Bomb disposal experts and those who train and work regularly around large blasts were most affected, with 34 deaths per 100,000, compared to less than half that rate for civilians.
Dave Phillips, reporter with the New York Times who writes about war, the military and veterans, and covers The Pentagon.
3377 episodes
Manage episode 432815984 series 5439
The US military just released a report revealing soldiers who regularly work with blasts have the highest suicide rates.The brain damage sustained is devastating and completely different to PTSD or CTE, sustained during football injuries.
Defense Department studies suggest most blast exposure happens in training, not combat operations. Bomb disposal experts and those who train and work regularly around large blasts were most affected, with 34 deaths per 100,000, compared to less than half that rate for civilians.
Dave Phillips, reporter with the New York Times who writes about war, the military and veterans, and covers The Pentagon.
3377 episodes
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