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How Many People Have TBI?

Of the 1.4 million who sustain a TBI each year in the United States:

* 50,000 die;
* 235,000 are hospitalized; and
* 1.1 million are treated and released from an emergency department.

The number of people with TBI who are not seen in an emergency department or who receive no care is unknown.

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