lecture 4 (TBI)

Question 1

What is the most common cause of a TBI for an infant?

Answer 1

Abuse or neglect

Question 2

Most common mechanism for a TBI for high school-aged and older is?

Answer 2

Motor vehicle accidents

Question 3

two major categories of traumatic brain injuries are?

Answer 3

open brain injury and closed brain injury

Question 4

two examples of Anoxic brain injuries are?

Answer 4

drowning, smoke inhalation, carbon monoxide poisoning

Question 5

Two secondary effects of a closed brain injury?

Answer 5

bleeding and swelling

Question 6

Three predictors of outcome after a BI?

Answer 6

age, preinjury state of brain, duration of coma, post-traumatic amnesia

Question 7

What is the lowest score on the GCS?

Answer 7

3

Question 8

What is the GCS classification a severe brain injury?

Answer 8

3-8

Question 9

What is the brain cell that prevents healing of the axon?

Answer 9

astrocytes

Question 10

What is the brain cell that prevents healing of the axon?

Answer 10

astrocytes