Abstract

Following reports spanning from the beginning of the OEF (Operation Enduring Freedom) and OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom) conflicts to the early 2010s, this rhetorical investigation analyzes the U.S. military's diagnostic practices used to identify mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in blast-affected troops. Considering the notion of "wound/injury" as a possible boundary object, this paper discusses how the conceptual framing of "invisible" injuries may produce interruptions of distrust that inhibit effective diagnosis.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
2015-07-03
DOI
10.1080/10572252.2015.1044120
Open Access
Closed

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