"Surveillance" is defined as ✔️ 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 ✔️ True
An Acquired Brain Injury is an injury that ✔️ 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 ✔️
true
An internal injury cause by tumors, blood clots, strokes, or seizures is an
example of an ABI but not TBI ✔️ 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 ✔️ 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
✔️ true
What type of care setting is focused on saving the individual's life and
preserving further injury ✔️ Acute Hospital Setting
Persons with ABI most likely to have difficulty accessing services are ✔️
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 ✔️ 5%
Medicaid is an example of public funds- true or false ✔️ True
, In the US there are at least ______ individuals living with TBI ✔️ 5.3 million
What is the leading cause of death from TBI ✔️ The leading cause of death
from TBI is other
Two Example of national accreditation agencies are ✔️ CARF (Rehab
Accreditation Commission) and JCAHO (Joint Commission on the
Accreditation of Healthcare Organization
The TBI Grant Program provides seed money for ✔️ 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 ✔️ true
How Many Americans Experience the onset of long-term disability following
TBI each year ✔️ 80,000-90,000
It is estimated that TBI cost ✔️ $60 billion annually
Traumatic Brain injury is defined as ✔️ caused by an external force
What percentages of TBI are considered moderate injuries ✔️ 10-30%
What was important about the Olmstead decision ✔️ Challenged state,
federal, and local governments to provide community based services
The TBI Act Accommodation of 2000 provided the CDC with support to
expand: ✔️ Sate Surveillance and Prevention programs
The number one cause of TBI injury is ✔️ falls
In a study conducted by Kraus et al 1989, what percentage of adults with
brain injury tested positive for blood alcohol? ✔️ 56%
What percentages of TBIs are due to transportation related injury ✔️ 25%