How a Teenager Found Undiagnosed Brain Injuries in the Military
Dave Phillips reports on a critical blind spot in the US Coast Guard where elite 'surfman' rescue boat drivers suffer from undiagnosed traumatic brain injuries (TBI) caused by the repetitive 'whip-crack' forces of rough summaryMechanism of Injury: Brain injuries in surfmen are caused by the 'whip-crack' effect where force from waves amplifies as it travels up the body, reaching car-crash-level forces at the neck/brain level, even without directakeawayResearch Gap: The Department of Defense has spent billions studying brain injuries but missed this specific type of injury caused by repetitive occupational forces rather than blasts or direct trauma.takeaway














