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"Surveillance" is defined as - ✔✔Ongoing and systematic collection, analysis and
interpretation of data used to describe and monitor a health event
An Open Head Injury occurs when the skull is broken and the brain is exposed-
true or false - ✔✔True
An Acquired Brain Injury is an injury that - ✔✔occurs after birth and is not
hereditary or congenital, and includes TBI
Men sustain brain injury nearly 2-3 times more than men- true or false - ✔✔true
An internal injury cause by tumors, blood clots, strokes, or seizures is an example
of an ABI but not TBI - ✔✔True other examples of ABI but TBI include inhaling or
consuming toxic agents
,Accredited Brain Injury Program have to demonstrate that they are in compliance
with - ✔✔Both quality and performance standards
Without treatment, individuals with brain injury are likely to become homeless,
institutionalized in mental facility, or imprisoned - true or false - ✔✔true
What type of care setting is focused on saving the individual's life and preserving
further injury - ✔✔Acute Hospital Setting
Persons with ABI most likely to have difficulty accessing services are -
✔✔individuals with cognitive impairments but lacking physical disability. Also
individuals with problem behaviors. Plus individuals without an effective advocate
or social support system
,The Brain Injury Association estimates that only amount of individuals with
BI have adequate funding for long term treatment - ✔✔5%
Medicaid is an example of public funds- true or false - ✔✔True
In the US there are at least individuals living with TBI - ✔✔5.3 million
What is the leading cause of death from TBI - ✔✔The leading cause of death from
TBI is other
Two Example of national accreditation agencies are - ✔✔CARF (Rehab
Accreditation Commission) and JCAHO (Joint Commission on the Accreditation of
Healthcare Organization
The TBI Grant Program provides seed money for - ✔✔integration of services and
establishment of policy. Also Procurement of financial support
, The single most important piece of legislation related to brain injury was the TBI
Act of 1996- true or false - ✔✔true
How Many Americans Experience the onset of long-term disability following TBI
each year - ✔✔80,000-90,000
It is estimated that TBI cost - ✔✔$60 billion annually
Traumatic Brain injury is defined as - ✔✔caused by an external force
What percentages of TBI are considered moderate injuries - ✔✔10-30%
What was important about the Olmstead decision - ✔✔Challenged state, federal,
and local governments to provide community based services