Rates of Hospitalization Related to Traumatic Brain Injury Nine States, 2003

March 2, 2007 Rates of Hospitalization Related to Traumatic Brain Injury Nine States, 2003 In 2003, data from nine states participating in a traumatic brain injury (TBI) hospitalization surveillance project reported that the estimated TBI rate was 87.9 per 100,000, up from the 2002 estimate of 79 per 100,000. The states reported a total of 30,464 probable cases of TBI-related hospitalization. The researchers reviewed 2003 TBI hospitalization data reported by nine states: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah. The data were analyzed by state, age, gender, and possible external cause . . .