CO Senator Allard: Ft. Carson properly treating brain injuries
U.S. Senator Wayne Allard says after visiting Fort Carson, he's confident the post is properly diagnosing and treating soldiers with traumatic brain injuries. This was after the Colorado Republican had a closed door meeting with troops and leadership on the Mountain Post. The Senator admitted Monday there were deficiencies in the way the Army treated soldiers returning from war for traumatic brain injuries. Now he says Fort Carson has taken the lead in scanning and diagnosing TBI. Allard held a press conference at Fort Carson Monday afternoon. He told members of the media, that staff at Evans Community Army Hospital have taken the lead in scanning for and treating TBI. Fort Carson found that nearly 18 percent of its soldiers returning from Iraq suffered at least one traumatic brain injury. Of those, 13 percent are considered too injured to return to combat.
