1. Why is Brain Injury considered the silent epidem- Many problems that
result from a
ic? brain injury are not always readily
apparent.
a. The ettects of the brain
injury (BI), such as changes in
thinking, may not be readily
apparent to an out- side
observer
b. Negative
consequences occur when
the general public and med-
ical providers do not recognize
the ettect of BI:
i. Problems at work/ school
ii. Changes in personal
relation- ships
iii. Legal problems
2. True or False? iv. Homeles
Brain Injury is frequently not
identified. sness True
3. Define Acquired Brain Injury An injury to the brain that is
not hereditary, congenital,
degenera- tive, or induced by
birth trauma
4. Acquired brain injury is an umbrella definition as external; internal
it includes injuries caused by both and
factors
, CBIS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE TEST.
5. Match the following ABI with its Open: GSW, stabbing, fall, sports,
cause: Traumatic Impact- Open & MVC
Closed
, CBIS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE TEST.
Causes (bank): Closed: Blast, Assault, Fall, Sports,
Blast Assault GSW Hypoxia/ anoxia Fall Stabbing MVC
Ischemia Neurotoxic poisoning
MVC Sports Tumor Infection
CVA
6. Match the following ABI with its 12. Highest rate of
cause: Traumatic Internal: (3) TBIs from
firearms are in
7. Match the following ABI with its what age
cause: Non-Tramatic ranges?
Causes (bank):
Blast Assault GSW Hypoxia/ anoxia Fall
Stabbing Ischemia Neurotoxic poisoning
MVC Sports Tumor Infection CVA
8. True or False?
The importance of understanding the
epidemiol- ogy of a brain injury assists in
passing legislation.
9. True or False?
83% of all TBI's are mild
10. True or False?
After the first brain injury, a person is 3x
more likely to have another brain injury
and 10x more likely after a second to
have a third.
11. Falls are the highest rate of TBI's in what
age range?
, CBIS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE TEST.
Sports, MVC, Fall
Tumor, infection, CVA, hypox- ia/anoxia, ischemia, neurotoxic
poisoning.
True
False, 75%
False, 8x
0-4 y/o (50% of all TBIs)
65+ y/o (61% of all TBIs)
20-24 and 75+ y/o