CBIS TEST: CHAPTER 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2024
TBI - ANSWER an insult to the brain, not of a degenerative or congenital nature, but caused by an
external physical force
Brain injury impacts - ANSWER cognitive abilities and/or physical function, may cause disturbance of
behavioral or emotional functioning, can be temporary or permanent
Acquired brain injry - ANSWER TBI, tumor, blood clots, strokes, seizures, toxic exposure, infections,
metabolic disorders, neurotoxic poisoning, lack of oxygen to the brain
Surveliance - ANSWER ongoing and systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of data used to
describe and monitor a health event
Epidemiology - ANSWER branch of medical science that deals with incidence, distribution and control of
disease in a population
prevalence - ANSWER the number of cases of a disease present during a particular interval of time; often
expressed as a rate
Prevalence of TBI - ANSWER 3.17-5.3 million TBI in the US (third in prevalence): 10 million if stroke
included (3.8% of US population) : 2nd most prevalent
incidence each year - ANSWER 1.4 million people sustain a TBI each year
deaths each year - ANSWER 50,000 deaths
occurance - ANSWER every 23 seconds
TBI rate men - ANSWER 59% (higher death 74%) 1.5x > than female
, TBI rate women - ANSWER 41% (death 26%)
Risk Factors for another TBI - ANSWER 2nd is 3x greater
3rd is 8x greater
whites account for what percentage of TBI's - ANSWER whites 81%
highest overall incidence rate by race - ANSWER black
highest incidence rates age group - ANSWER 0-4
highest rates of death - ANSWER >75 years
highest rates of hospitalization - ANSWER >75 years
emergency department visits - ANSWER 0-4 years (males then females
fire arm related TBI classified as suicidal - ANSWER 2/3; 91% fatal
injury severity: mild - ANSWER mild: 80%
injury severity: moderate - ANSWER 10-30% moderate
injury severity: severe - ANSWER 5-25%
# of americans who experience onset of Long Term Disability following a TBI each year - ANSWER
80,000-90,000
Leading cause of serious injury to American women between 15-44 - ANSWER intimate violence
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2024
TBI - ANSWER an insult to the brain, not of a degenerative or congenital nature, but caused by an
external physical force
Brain injury impacts - ANSWER cognitive abilities and/or physical function, may cause disturbance of
behavioral or emotional functioning, can be temporary or permanent
Acquired brain injry - ANSWER TBI, tumor, blood clots, strokes, seizures, toxic exposure, infections,
metabolic disorders, neurotoxic poisoning, lack of oxygen to the brain
Surveliance - ANSWER ongoing and systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of data used to
describe and monitor a health event
Epidemiology - ANSWER branch of medical science that deals with incidence, distribution and control of
disease in a population
prevalence - ANSWER the number of cases of a disease present during a particular interval of time; often
expressed as a rate
Prevalence of TBI - ANSWER 3.17-5.3 million TBI in the US (third in prevalence): 10 million if stroke
included (3.8% of US population) : 2nd most prevalent
incidence each year - ANSWER 1.4 million people sustain a TBI each year
deaths each year - ANSWER 50,000 deaths
occurance - ANSWER every 23 seconds
TBI rate men - ANSWER 59% (higher death 74%) 1.5x > than female
, TBI rate women - ANSWER 41% (death 26%)
Risk Factors for another TBI - ANSWER 2nd is 3x greater
3rd is 8x greater
whites account for what percentage of TBI's - ANSWER whites 81%
highest overall incidence rate by race - ANSWER black
highest incidence rates age group - ANSWER 0-4
highest rates of death - ANSWER >75 years
highest rates of hospitalization - ANSWER >75 years
emergency department visits - ANSWER 0-4 years (males then females
fire arm related TBI classified as suicidal - ANSWER 2/3; 91% fatal
injury severity: mild - ANSWER mild: 80%
injury severity: moderate - ANSWER 10-30% moderate
injury severity: severe - ANSWER 5-25%
# of americans who experience onset of Long Term Disability following a TBI each year - ANSWER
80,000-90,000
Leading cause of serious injury to American women between 15-44 - ANSWER intimate violence
