Top Causes, Age Groups, and Mechanisms of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs), Quizzes of Environmental Science

Download Top Causes, Age Groups, and Mechanisms of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) and more Quizzes Environmental Science in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 what are the top 2 common causes of a TBI? DEFINITION 1 falls motor vehicle accidents TERM 2 what 3 age groups are most at risk for TBI? who has highest mortality rate? DEFINITION 2 children 0-4 teens 15-19 elderly 75 + (highest mortality rate) TERM 3 what are the mechanisms of injury for TBI? DEFINITION 3 closed head injury (CHI) penetrating head injury (PHI) TERM 4 what are the types of a CHI? DEFINITION 4 blast injury impact to the head deceleration/acceleration "whip lash" TERM 5 what is a PHI? and what is the survival rate? DEFINITION 5 a moving object penetrates the skull and enters the brain, the survival rate is 10% TERM 6 what affects the severity of a CHI? DEFINITION 6 mass of object speed TERM 7 what are the types of injuries resulting from a blast? DEFINITION 7 primary/blast wave injury from pressure wave secondary injury from flying objects tertiary injury from thrown body TERM 8 What is the other name and cause of the primary injury from a blast? what is does to body? DEFINITION 8 blast wave injury caused by pressure wave created by the explosion the pressure compresses organs in the body TERM 9 what factors influence the severity of a primary injury from a blast? DEFINITION 9 peak pressure of blast wave length of blast wave (duration) environment where explosion occurred (confined or open) distance from source of explosion TERM 10 what 7 things happen to brain after impact? DEFINITION 10 coup contrecoup injury rotational forces diffuse axonal injury/ sheering edema neurometabolic cascade neurotransmitter dysfunction process similar to migraine