Once you've had a brain injury, your risk for a 2nd brain injury is ___ times greater.
o :## 3x
Once you've had a 2nd brain injury, your risk for a 3rd is ___ times greater.
o :## 8x
TBI is a contributing factor to ___ of all injury-related deaths in the U.S.
o :## a third (30.5%)
___% of all...
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Once you've had a brain injury, your risk for a 2nd brain injury is ___ times greater.
o :## 3x
Once you've had a 2nd brain injury, your risk for a 3rd is ___ times greater.
o :## 8x
TBI is a contributing factor to ___ of all injury-related deaths in the U.S.
o :## a third (30.5%)
___% of all TBIs that occur each year are mild.
o :## 75%
An estimated ____ people sustain a TBI yearly.
o :## 2.5 million
How many emergency visits?
o :## 2,214,000 emergency department visits (81%)
How many hospitalizations?
o :## 284,000 (16%)
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How many deaths?
o :## 53,000 deaths (3%)
Highest rates of falls by age group
o :## children 0-4 (50% of all TBIs), adults 65+ (61% of all TBIs)
Highest rates of death from TBI due to falls
o :## Adults 75+
Highest rates of death from TBI (all causes)
o :## Adults 75+
Highest rates of death from TBI (firearms) - which populations?
o :## Adults age 20-24, Adults 75+
Percentage of children with TBI from physical abuse
o :## children 0-3 years old (67%)
Highest rates of TBI from MVA - which population?
o :## Adults 20-24
Highest rates of TBI related death from MVA - which population?
o :## Adults 16-19 years of age
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T/F: Males have higher rate of TBI related deaths than females
o :## True
___% of women victims of domestic violence also had symptoms associated with brain
injury.
o :## 67%
Between __ and __ percent of inmates report having experienced a TBI compared with a
report rate of ___% in the general population
o :## 25 and 87%; 8.5% in general population
Annual costs of TBI (medical and lost productivity) are estimated at ____.
o :## $76.5 Billion
BIAA estimates only __% of persons with severe BI have adequate funding for long term
treatment and supports.
o :## 5%
Persons with TBI have a life expectancy reduction of approximately __ years as compared to
peers without TBI.
o :## 7 years
Persons with TBI are at increased risk of death due to multiple conditions as compared to
peers without TBI:
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