TBI

Question 1

An acuired brain injury is an injury to the brain which?

Answer 1

• Occurs after birth
• Is not related to a congenital or a degenerative disease
• can cause a temporary or permanent imparments that result in physical, emotional. and intellectual difficulties.

Question 2

TBI is the leading cause of death & disability in children and adults from ages?

Answer 2

1-44

Question 3

Each year how many people sustain a TBI in the US?

Answer 3

2.2 Million with 144,000 in Texas alone

Question 4

Concussions are brain injuries?

Answer 4

yes

Question 5

Leading cause of brain injuries?

Answer 5

Falls are the reason for 40% of the TBI’s

Question 6

Common causes of non-traumatic brain injuries

Answer 6

Stroke
infection
Anoxia/Hypoxia
Brain Tumors
Aneurysm
Exposure to Toxins
Drug induced

Question 7

Determing how sever a brain injury is depends on what four factors?

Answer 7

Confusion
Loss of consciousness (doesn’t always occur)
Memory Loss
MRI/CT/Imaging

Question 8

what percentage of TBI’s are mild

Answer 8

75% and
Mild brain injuries are a public health concern

Question 9

Which brain injury is worse?

Answer 9

Mild/Moderate/Sever
One injury is not worse than the other.

Question 10

The most commom emotional behavioral changes that TBI patients experience is:

Answer 10

Irritability
agression
anxiety/depression
mood swings
inappropriate social behavior
impulsivity

Question 11

The period of PURPLE Crying is an evidence based aaproach to preventing abusive head trauma:

The letters in PURPLE stand for:

Answer 11

• Peak: P Crying usually peaks around two months of age, then decreases.
• Unexpected: U Crying can come and go for no reason.
  Resistant to soothing:
• R Babies may keep crying no matter what you try to do to soothe them.
• Pain-like look: P Babies may have a pained expression, which can be worrisome to parents.
• Long bouts of crying: L Crying can go on for hours, up to five hours or more.
• Evening crying: E Babies cry more in the afternoon or evening than in earlier hours of the day.

Question 12

In Texas what law mandates that the coaches, trainers be trained on how to manage concussions.

Answer 12

Natasha’s law

Question 13

An easy way to remeber signs and symptoms of a stroke is to use the FAST acronym:

Answer 13

F - Face Dropping
A - Arm Weakness
S - Speech Difficulty
T - Time to call 911