Appendix E
Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACS | American College of Surgeons |
AHRQ | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
BIPOC | Black, Indigenous, and People of Color |
CARE | Concussion Assessment, Research and Education Consortium |
CARF | Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities |
CCCRP | Combat Casualty Care Research Program |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CDE | Common Data Elements |
CDMRP | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program |
CENC | Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium |
CMS | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
CPG | clinical practice guideline |
CPP | cerebral perfusion pressure |
CT | computed tomography |
DALY | disability-adjusted life year |
DOC | disorders of consciousness |
DoD | Department of Defense |
DVBIC | Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center |
ED | emergency department |
EHR | electronic health record |
EMS | emergency medical services |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
FITBIR | Federal Interagency Traumatic Brain Injury Research (information system) |
GCS | Glasgow Coma Scale |
GFAP | glial fibrillary acidic protein |
GOS | Glasgow Outcome Scale |
HCBS | home- and community-based services |
HCUP | Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project |
HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
ICP | intracranial pressure |
ICU | intensive care unit |
IRF | inpatient rehabilitation facility |
JTS | Joint Trauma System |
LHS | learning health care system |
LIMBIC | Long-Term Impact of Military-Related Brain Injury Consortium |
LTACH | long-term acute care hospital |
LTSS | long-term services and supports |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
mTBI | mild traumatic brain injury |
NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
NIDILRR | National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research |
NIH | National Institutes of Health |
NIMH | National Institute of Mental Health |
NINDS | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
NRAP | National Research Action Plan |
NTDB | National Trauma Data Bank |
OEF | Operation Enduring Freedom |
OND | Operation New Dawn |
OR | operating room |
PbtO2 | partial brain tissue oxygenation |
PM&R | physical medicine and rehabilitation |
PST | problem-solving training |
PTSD | posttraumatic stress disorder |
RCT | randomized controlled trial |
RPQ | Rivermead Postconcussion Questionnaire |
SIREN | Strategies to Innovate Emergency Care Clinical Trials Network |
SNF | skilled nursing facility |
TBI | traumatic brain injury |
tDCS | transcranial direct-current stimulation |
TED | TBI Endpoints Development (project) |
TMS | transcranial magnetic stimulation |
TRACK-TBI | Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in TBI |
UCH-L1 | ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase |
VA | Department of Veterans Affairs |
VIP | Veterans’ In-home Program |
WHO | World Health Organization |
YPLL | years of potential life lost |
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