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Traumatic impact Injury - ✔✔contact injury, closed or open, head struct by or
against an object
Closed Traumatic impact Injury - ✔✔Focal or diffuse; DIA, brain contusions, brain
lacerations, intracerebral hemorrhage; caused by blasts, assaults, falls, vehicular
accidents, sports accidents, MRI
Open Traumatic Impact Injury - ✔✔Primarily focal, infection, epidural
hematomas, subdural hematomas, intracerebral hemorrhage; caused by falls,
vehicular accidents, sports, gunshot, stabbing, CT Scan
Traumatic intertial injury - ✔✔noncontact injury, brain moves within the skull,
rotational/angular forces, non-contact injury, primarily diffuse/multifocal; DIA,
, white matter lesions, hemorrhage; caused by sports, falls, vehicular accidents,
MRI
Non traumatic injury - ✔✔internal insult, severe reductions in blood flow or
hemorrhage, focal or diffuse, white matter lesions, hemorrhage; caused by
stroke, toxic poisoning, hypoxia/anoxia, ischemia, infections, tumors, covid
What is the most common cause of TBI - ✔✔falls
Mild TBI - ✔✔concussion, normal imaging, LOC=0-30 min, AOC=from moment up
to 24 hr, PTA=0-1 day; GCS=13-15
Moderate TBI - ✔✔Normal or abnormal structural imaging, LOC> 30 min and <
24Hr, AOC>24 hr, PTA>1 and <7 days, GCS=9-12
Severe TBI - ✔✔Normal or abnormal imaging, LOC>24 hr, PTA>7 days, GCS= 3-8