Americans have been hearing more about brain injuries after an Iranian missile attack on United States forces in Iraq. The missiles targeted an air base were U.S. and coalition troops were deployed. The U.S. Defense Department reports that 50 service members were found to have suffered a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, after the attack last month. TBIs are not wounds like burns or cuts. They result from being near an explosion or a forceful strike to the body. TBIs appear to take a long time for doctors to diagnose. William Schmitz is a national commander for the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He told The Associated Press, “TBI is a serious injury and one that cannot be taken lightly.” Schmitz added that TBI is known to cause depression, memory loss, severe headaches, and loss of balance. It can also make the person feel very tired. Sometimes there are long-term effects. U.S. President Donald Trump was recently criticized after he dismissed news of the injuries.
Title: Brain Injuries in Iraq Put Attention on Unseen War Wounds
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3907/tbi.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Brain Injuries in Iraq Put Attention on Unseen War Wounds' data-article-id='4448'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10708'>Americans have been hearing more about brain injuries after an Iranian missile attack on United States forces in Iraq.</span> <span data-start-time='10708' data-end-time='18188'>The missiles targeted an air base were U.S. and coalition troops were deployed.</span> <span data-start-time='18188' data-end-time='31438'>The U.S. Defense Department reports that 50 service members were found to have suffered a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, after the attack last month.</span> <span data-start-time='31438' data-end-time='36000'>TBIs are not wounds like burns or cuts.</span> <span data-start-time='36000' data-end-time='42521'>They result from being near an explosion or a forceful strike to the body.</span> <span data-start-time='42521' data-end-time='48896'>TBIs appear to take a long time for doctors to diagnose.</span> <span data-start-time='48896' data-end-time='54375'>William Schmitz is a national commander for the Veterans of Foreign Wars.</span> <span data-start-time='54375' data-end-time='63000'>He told The Associated Press, “TBI is a serious injury and one that cannot be taken lightly.”</span> <span data-start-time='63000' data-end-time='73104'>Schmitz added that TBI is known to cause depression, memory loss, severe headaches, and loss of balance.</span> <span data-start-time='73104' data-end-time='77167'>It can also make the person feel very tired.</span> <span data-start-time='77167' data-end-time='80583'>Sometimes there are long-term effects.</span> <span data-start-time='80583' data-end-time='88792'>U.S. President Donald Trump was recently criticized after he dismissed news of the injuries.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3907/tbi.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div 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