Answers 2023/2024 success PASS
TBI is a contributing factor to ___ of all injury related deaths in the US? correct answers 1/3
What is the risk for a second TBI, after a person sustains their first TBI? correct answers 3x
What is the risk for a third TBI, after a person sustains the second TBI? correct answers 8x
What are the age groups for falls causing TBI? correct answers Children 0-4, Adults 75+
What age group has the highest number of TBI deaths? correct answers Adults 20-24 y/o
What age group has the highest rates of TBI-related hospitalization? correct answers Adults 75+
What percent of women victims of domestic violence had symptoms associated with brain injury?
correct answers 67%
BIA estimates that only __% of persons with severe BI have adequate funding for treatment supports.
correct answers 5%
What is the likelihood of a person with TBI to die as compared to a person without TBI? correct answers
2x
What is the approximate life expectancy reduction of a person with TBI? correct answers 7 years
Persons with TBI can develop the first seizure as late as __ years after their initial BI? correct answers 12
years
What percent of TBI's are concussions/mild TBIs? correct answers 75%
TBI is considered the __ most prevalent disability? correct answers 2nd
Individuals with TBI are __ times more likely to die from a seizure correct answers 37x
Individuals with TBI are __ to __ times more likely to develop seizures correct answers 1.5-1.7x
What is the incidence of heterotropic ossification post TBI? correct answers 10-20%
, What percent of those who are diagnosed with SCI also have a concomitant TBI? correct answers 60%
How many pairs of spinal nerves are there? correct answers 31
CGS score for mild TBI correct answers 13-15
CGS score for moderate TBI correct answers 9-12
CGS for severe TBI correct answers 3-8
Who is at risk for second impact syndrome? correct answers <24 y/o
What percent of patients with concussion develop PPCS? correct answers 10-15%
What age is a risk factor for PPCS correct answers >40 y/o
What is the typical duration of a coma? correct answers 2-4 weeks
DVT occur in __% of those with TBI correct answers 54%
What is the size of a Level 2 diet food chunk correct answers no larger than 1/4 inch
What is the calorie requirement (%) following TBI in the acute phase? correct answers 40%
More than __% of those with BI experience a UTI within the first 6 weeks of their injury correct answers
60%
What percent of individuals with TBI report sleep disturbance correct answers 30-70%
What are the sleep difficulty requirements for a person to be dx with insomnia syndrome? correct
answers >1 month and occurs 2x/week+
How soon do EPTS occur following the injury? correct answers 7 days
What percent of EPTS occur within 24 hours of the impact? correct answers 50%
PTA >__hours puts someone at risk for EPTS correct answers 24
How long must a seizure last to be considered status epilepticus? correct answers 5+ minutes
What is the onset of LPTS? correct answers >1 week