CBIS PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | CERTIFIED BRAIN INJURY SPECIALIST EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
"Surveillance" is defined as - correct answer ✔✔Ongoing and systematic collection, analysis and
interpretation of data used to describe and monitor a health event
An Open Head Injury occurs when the skull is broken and the brain is exposed- true or false -
correct answer ✔✔True
An Acquired Brain Injury is an injury that - correct answer ✔✔occurs after birth and is not
hereditary or congenital, and includes TBI
Men sustain brain injury nearly 2-3 times more than men- true or false - correct answer ✔✔true
An internal injury cause by tumors, blood clots, strokes, or seizures is an example of an ABI but
not TBI - correct answer ✔✔True other examples of ABI but TBI include inhaling or consuming
toxic agents
Accredited Brain Injury Program have to demonstrate that they are in compliance with - correct
answer ✔✔Both quality and performance standards
Without treatment, individuals with brain injury are likely to become homeless, institutionalized
in mental facility, or imprisoned - true or false - correct answer ✔✔true
What type of care setting is focused on saving the individual's life and preserving further injury -
correct answer ✔✔Acute Hospital Setting
Persons with ABI most likely to have difficulty accessing services are - correct answer
✔✔individuals with cognitive impairments but lacking physical disability. Also individuals with
problem behaviors. Plus individuals without an effective advocate or social support system
,The Brain Injury Association estimates that only _____ amount of individuals with BI have
adequate funding for long term treatment - correct answer ✔✔5%
Medicaid is an example of public funds- true or false - correct answer ✔✔True
In the US there are at least ______ individuals living with TBI - correct answer ✔✔5.3 million
What is the leading cause of death from TBI - correct answer ✔✔The leading cause of death
from TBI is other
Two Example of national accreditation agencies are - correct answer ✔✔CARF (Rehab
Accreditation Commission) and JCAHO (Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare
Organization
The TBI Grant Program provides seed money for - correct answer ✔✔integration of services and
establishment of policy. Also Procurement of financial support
The single most important piece of legislation related to brain injury was the TBI Act of 1996-
true or false - correct answer ✔✔true
How Many Americans Experience the onset of long-term disability following TBI each year -
correct answer ✔✔80,000-90,000
It is estimated that TBI cost - correct answer ✔✔$60 billion annually
Traumatic Brain injury is defined as - correct answer ✔✔caused by an external force
, What percentages of TBI are considered moderate injuries - correct answer ✔✔10-30%
What was important about the Olmstead decision - correct answer ✔✔Challenged state,
federal, and local governments to provide community based services
The TBI Act Accommodation of 2000 provided the CDC with support to expand: - correct answer
✔✔Sate Surveillance and Prevention programs
The number one cause of TBI injury is - correct answer ✔✔falls
In a study conducted by Kraus et al 1989, what percentage of adults with brain injury tested
positive for blood alcohol? - correct answer ✔✔56%
What percentages of TBIs are due to transportation related injury - correct answer ✔✔25%
Motor vehicle accidents surpassed falls as the number one cause of TBI fatalities true or false -
correct answer ✔✔false it is other
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation research provided funding to establish: -
correct answer ✔✔TBI model system of care
The TBI grant program is administered by: - correct answer ✔✔Health Resources and Services
Admin (HRSA)
The NIDRR website that provides online resources for outcome measures for persons with BI is -
correct answer ✔✔Center on Outcome Measures in Brain Injury (COMBI)
Non accidental trauma is the cause of at least ______ deaths from head trauma in children
under two years old - correct answer ✔✔80%
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
"Surveillance" is defined as - correct answer ✔✔Ongoing and systematic collection, analysis and
interpretation of data used to describe and monitor a health event
An Open Head Injury occurs when the skull is broken and the brain is exposed- true or false -
correct answer ✔✔True
An Acquired Brain Injury is an injury that - correct answer ✔✔occurs after birth and is not
hereditary or congenital, and includes TBI
Men sustain brain injury nearly 2-3 times more than men- true or false - correct answer ✔✔true
An internal injury cause by tumors, blood clots, strokes, or seizures is an example of an ABI but
not TBI - correct answer ✔✔True other examples of ABI but TBI include inhaling or consuming
toxic agents
Accredited Brain Injury Program have to demonstrate that they are in compliance with - correct
answer ✔✔Both quality and performance standards
Without treatment, individuals with brain injury are likely to become homeless, institutionalized
in mental facility, or imprisoned - true or false - correct answer ✔✔true
What type of care setting is focused on saving the individual's life and preserving further injury -
correct answer ✔✔Acute Hospital Setting
Persons with ABI most likely to have difficulty accessing services are - correct answer
✔✔individuals with cognitive impairments but lacking physical disability. Also individuals with
problem behaviors. Plus individuals without an effective advocate or social support system
,The Brain Injury Association estimates that only _____ amount of individuals with BI have
adequate funding for long term treatment - correct answer ✔✔5%
Medicaid is an example of public funds- true or false - correct answer ✔✔True
In the US there are at least ______ individuals living with TBI - correct answer ✔✔5.3 million
What is the leading cause of death from TBI - correct answer ✔✔The leading cause of death
from TBI is other
Two Example of national accreditation agencies are - correct answer ✔✔CARF (Rehab
Accreditation Commission) and JCAHO (Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare
Organization
The TBI Grant Program provides seed money for - correct answer ✔✔integration of services and
establishment of policy. Also Procurement of financial support
The single most important piece of legislation related to brain injury was the TBI Act of 1996-
true or false - correct answer ✔✔true
How Many Americans Experience the onset of long-term disability following TBI each year -
correct answer ✔✔80,000-90,000
It is estimated that TBI cost - correct answer ✔✔$60 billion annually
Traumatic Brain injury is defined as - correct answer ✔✔caused by an external force
, What percentages of TBI are considered moderate injuries - correct answer ✔✔10-30%
What was important about the Olmstead decision - correct answer ✔✔Challenged state,
federal, and local governments to provide community based services
The TBI Act Accommodation of 2000 provided the CDC with support to expand: - correct answer
✔✔Sate Surveillance and Prevention programs
The number one cause of TBI injury is - correct answer ✔✔falls
In a study conducted by Kraus et al 1989, what percentage of adults with brain injury tested
positive for blood alcohol? - correct answer ✔✔56%
What percentages of TBIs are due to transportation related injury - correct answer ✔✔25%
Motor vehicle accidents surpassed falls as the number one cause of TBI fatalities true or false -
correct answer ✔✔false it is other
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation research provided funding to establish: -
correct answer ✔✔TBI model system of care
The TBI grant program is administered by: - correct answer ✔✔Health Resources and Services
Admin (HRSA)
The NIDRR website that provides online resources for outcome measures for persons with BI is -
correct answer ✔✔Center on Outcome Measures in Brain Injury (COMBI)
Non accidental trauma is the cause of at least ______ deaths from head trauma in children
under two years old - correct answer ✔✔80%
