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Define traumatic brain injury. ֎ -:- Damage to the brain that occurs as a result of external physical force that may produce an altered state of consciousness, and that results in disturbance of cognitive, physical, behavior, and/or emotional function Define acquired (non-traumatic) brain in...

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Brain Injury Introduction and Acute
Management Questions & 100% Correct
Answers- Latest Test | Graded A+ | Passed
Define traumatic brain injury.


֎ -:- Damage to the brain that occurs as a result of external physical force that

may produce an altered state of consciousness, and that results in disturbance

of cognitive, physical, behavior, and/or emotional function




Define acquired (non-traumatic) brain injury.


֎ -:- Damage to the brain that occurs after birth as a result of events such as

anoxia, stroke, brain infections, etc.




What is the clinical hallmark of brain injury?


֎ -:- Immediate unconsciousness




What are the leading causes of TBI?


֎ -:- Falls are highest cause, followed by MVA, then being struck (assault)




What are the circumstances of TBIs usually related to?


֎ -:- MVA and blood alcohol level above the legal limit




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Are males or females more likely to suffer a TBI?


֎ -:- Males twice as likely as females




What is the age range for the majority of those that sustain a TBI?


֎ -:- 15-24 years old




What are risk factors for suffering a TBI?


֎ -:- Younger, poor, minority, unmarried, inner-city male risk takers




What are the types of injury with a TBI?


֎ -:- Moving head strikes fixed object like with an MVA or fall

Stationary head is struck by moving object like with a bullet or falling object


Compression or crush injury


Blast injury




What are the 2 categories of diagnostic tests for TBI?


֎ -:- Tests for structural damage and tests for functional damage




What are tests for structural damage of a TBI?




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֎ -:- Skull and c-spine radiographs

CT and MRI




What are skull and c-spine radiographs and what do they rule out?


֎ -:- Passive anatomical tests that rule out fracture




What are CT and MRI and what do they rule out?


֎ -:- Passive anatomical tests that rule out structural brain damage




What are tests for functional damage following a TBI?


֎ -:- Neuropsychologist, PT, OT, ST, RT




True or False: There is poor correlation between structural damage and functional ability.


֎ -:- True




What do penetrating injuries like a GSW cause?


֎ -:- Cause mixture of skull fracture, diffuse injury, epidural, subdural, or

intracerebral hemorrhage. Fragments of skin, hair, and skull get into the brain

increasing the risk of infection. Major cerebral vessels may also be injured




What velocity are civilian weapons and what type of injury do they cause?


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