coup-countercoup injury correct answers closed injury. Contusion or laceration at site of impact,
then opposite to
What is the most common cause of BI according to the CDC? correct answers stroke
Primary injury BI correct answers primary damage and mechanical damage caused by initial
insult to the brain- prior to cascade of pathophysiological events
Secondary injuries BI correct answers hydrocephalus
edema
hypoxia
hemorrhagic activity
intercranial hypertension
LOC time according to injury severity
Mild:
Moderate:
Severe: correct answers mild: brief or no LOB
moderate: up to 24 hours
severe: 24+ hours
5 risk factors for brain injury correct answers 1. age 15-24 & 65+ (age at injury)
2. alcohol misuse
3. domestic violence
4. service in military
,5. participation in sports
What age group has the highest rates of death from BI? correct answers Adults 75+
Who establishes standards for rehabilitation facilities? correct answers Joint Commission
CARF
How has the Olmstead Decision changed service delivery for people with disabilities correct
answers Person centered planning
Home-like setting in community
Free to move about community
What agency funds the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS)? correct answers
NIDRR
National institute on disability and rehabilitation research
Why is the TBIMS (Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems) data important? correct answers
continuity and comprehensive care
longitudinal research of outcomes and recovery
What are four ways individuals with BI are at increased risk of death due to multiple conditions
correct answers Aspiration pnemonia
Seizure
Suicide
Digestive Disorder
Two neurological conditions associated with BI correct answers epilepsy
, CTE chronic traumatic encephalopathy
3 neuroendocrine disorders associated with BI correct answers incontinence
psychiatric disease
muscular dysfunction (spasticity)
skeletal dysfunction (heterotropic ossification)
the meninges that PAD the brain correct answers Pia mater
Arachnoid
Dura mater
3 parts of a neuron correct answers axon
dendrite
cell body
How might BI interrupt the ability of neurons to communicate correct answers The Reticular
Activating System (RAS) nerve fibers and nuclei in brain stem modulate arousal, alertness,
concentration, biological rhythyms. They act like dimmers on a light switch
Midbrain functions and consequences of injury correct answers seeing, hearing, alertness,
arousal
COI: coma or low level consciousness
Pons functions and consequences of injury correct answers facial movement, facial sensation,
hearing, eye movement and coordination
COI: coordination of body movement, paralysis, bridge connecting cerebral cortex and
cerebellum