http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Although traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, work-related TBI has not been well documented. In a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers describe the epidemiology of fatal TBI in the US workplace between 2003 and 2008. This study provides the first national profile of fatal TBIs occurring in the US workplace. The construction industry had the highest number of TBIs and the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry had the highest rates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-industry-highest-traumatic-brain-injuries.html Health Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:32:39 EST news226639920