Traumatic Brain Injuries After Falls From Height vs Falls at the US-Mexico Border Wall

Alexander Tenorio; Michael G Brandel; Carson P McCann; Jay J Doucet; Todd W Costantini; Alexander A Khalessi; Joseph D Ciacci

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2024.0008

Traumatic Brain Injuries After Falls From Height vs Falls at the US-Mexico Border Wall

JAMA Surg. 2024 Apr 10:e240008. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.0008. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Alexander Tenorio¹, Michael G Brandel¹, Carson P McCann², Jay J Doucet³, Todd W Costantini³, Alexander A Khalessi¹, Joseph D Ciacci¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego.
² School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego.
³ Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego.

PMID: 38598245
PMCID: PMC11007647 (available on 2025-04-10)
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.0008

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Plain language summary

This cohort study examines the incidence, severity, and mortality of fall-related injuries among migrants at the US-Mexico border in San Diego, California.