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Acute Brain Injury - An injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative, or induced by birth trauma Traumatic Brain Injury - An alteration in brain function, or other evidence of brain pathology, caused by an external force 2 Mechanisms •trauma impact * traumatic inertial forces Non-traumatic brain injury - Lack of 02, decreased nutrients to cells, exposure to toxins, pressure from tumor or blockage or other neuro disorder ABI Prevalence - 2nd most prevalent disability in U. S. * 13.5 million Americans Children & TBI - * non-accidental trauma cause of 80% of deaths in children under 2yo * 2/3 of children under 3yo that are abused have TBIs *falls cause 1/2 of TBI in O- 14yo domestic violence - 67% of women in domestic violence had TBI symptoms Mild TBI - *concussion *LOC 30 min *loss of memory 24hrs *CGS 13-15 *normal CT or MRI *any AMS at time of incident Moderate TBI - *LOC up to 24hrs *neuro signs of brain trauma * CCS 9-12 *may have focal findings on CT Severe TBI - *LOC 24hrs *GCS 3-8 Screens for TBI - ACE - acute concussion eval HELPS WARCAT - warrior administered retrospective casualty assessment tool TBIQ - traumatic brain injury questionnaire 1mPACT