CBIS- Certified Brain Injury Specialist Statistics
Exam Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Graded A+
Once you've had a brain injury, your risk for a 2nd brain injury is ___ times
greater. - ✅✅3x
Once you've had a 2nd brain injury, your risk for a 3rd is ___ times greater. -
✅✅8x
TBI is a contributing factor to ___ of all injury-related deaths in the U.S. - ✅✅a
third (30.5%)
___% of all TBIs that occur each year are mild. - ✅✅75%
An estimated ____ people sustain a TBI yearly. - ✅✅2.5 million
How many emergency visits? - ✅✅2,214,000 emergency department visits
(81%)
How many hospitalizations? - ✅✅284,000 (16%)
How many deaths? - ✅✅53,000 deaths (3%)
,Highest rates of falls by age group - ✅✅children 0-4 (50% of all TBIs), adults
65+ (61% of all TBIs)
Highest rates of death from TBI due to falls - ✅✅Adults 75+
Highest rates of death from TBI (all causes) - ✅✅Adults 75+
Highest rates of death from TBI (firearms) - which populations? - ✅✅Adults age
20-24, Adults 75+
Percentage of children with TBI from physical abuse - ✅✅children 0-3 years old
(67%)
Highest rates of TBI from MVA - which population? - ✅✅Adults 20-24
Highest rates of TBI related death from MVA - which population? - ✅✅Adults
16-19 years of age
T/F: Males have higher rate of TBI related deaths than females - ✅✅True
___% of women victims of domestic violence also had symptoms associated with
brain injury. - ✅✅67%
Between __ and __ percent of inmates report having experienced a TBI compared
with a report rate of ___% in the general population - ✅✅25 and 87%; 8.5% in
general population
, Annual costs of TBI (medical and lost productivity) are estimated at ____. -
✅✅$76.5 Billion
BIAA estimates only __% of persons with severe BI have adequate funding for
long term treatment and supports. - ✅✅5%
Persons with TBI have a life expectancy reduction of approximately __ years as
compared to peers without TBI. - ✅✅7 years
Persons with TBI are at increased risk of death due to multiple conditions as
compared to peers without TBI:
Aspiration PNA:
Seizures:
Septicemia:
Circulatory problems: - ✅✅Aspiration PNA - 49X
Seizures - 37X
Septicemia - 12X
Circulatory problems - 29X
mTBI represents ___% of all TBIs that occur in the US. But true incidence may be
higher as _ to _% of those injured don't seek medical care. - ✅✅75%; 16-25%
don't seek medical care
Post concussive syndrome occurs in __ to __% of persons with TBI - ✅✅10-15%
Exam Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Graded A+
Once you've had a brain injury, your risk for a 2nd brain injury is ___ times
greater. - ✅✅3x
Once you've had a 2nd brain injury, your risk for a 3rd is ___ times greater. -
✅✅8x
TBI is a contributing factor to ___ of all injury-related deaths in the U.S. - ✅✅a
third (30.5%)
___% of all TBIs that occur each year are mild. - ✅✅75%
An estimated ____ people sustain a TBI yearly. - ✅✅2.5 million
How many emergency visits? - ✅✅2,214,000 emergency department visits
(81%)
How many hospitalizations? - ✅✅284,000 (16%)
How many deaths? - ✅✅53,000 deaths (3%)
,Highest rates of falls by age group - ✅✅children 0-4 (50% of all TBIs), adults
65+ (61% of all TBIs)
Highest rates of death from TBI due to falls - ✅✅Adults 75+
Highest rates of death from TBI (all causes) - ✅✅Adults 75+
Highest rates of death from TBI (firearms) - which populations? - ✅✅Adults age
20-24, Adults 75+
Percentage of children with TBI from physical abuse - ✅✅children 0-3 years old
(67%)
Highest rates of TBI from MVA - which population? - ✅✅Adults 20-24
Highest rates of TBI related death from MVA - which population? - ✅✅Adults
16-19 years of age
T/F: Males have higher rate of TBI related deaths than females - ✅✅True
___% of women victims of domestic violence also had symptoms associated with
brain injury. - ✅✅67%
Between __ and __ percent of inmates report having experienced a TBI compared
with a report rate of ___% in the general population - ✅✅25 and 87%; 8.5% in
general population
, Annual costs of TBI (medical and lost productivity) are estimated at ____. -
✅✅$76.5 Billion
BIAA estimates only __% of persons with severe BI have adequate funding for
long term treatment and supports. - ✅✅5%
Persons with TBI have a life expectancy reduction of approximately __ years as
compared to peers without TBI. - ✅✅7 years
Persons with TBI are at increased risk of death due to multiple conditions as
compared to peers without TBI:
Aspiration PNA:
Seizures:
Septicemia:
Circulatory problems: - ✅✅Aspiration PNA - 49X
Seizures - 37X
Septicemia - 12X
Circulatory problems - 29X
mTBI represents ___% of all TBIs that occur in the US. But true incidence may be
higher as _ to _% of those injured don't seek medical care. - ✅✅75%; 16-25%
don't seek medical care
Post concussive syndrome occurs in __ to __% of persons with TBI - ✅✅10-15%
