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| Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) |
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| An insult to the brain, not of a degenerative or congenital nature but caused by an external phsyical force, that may produce a diminished or altered state of consciousness, which results in an impairment of cognitive ability and/or physical functioning. |
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| Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) |
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| An injury to the brain that has occurred after birth and is not hereditary, congenital or degenerative, commonly resulting in a change in neuronal activity. |
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| A branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population. |
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| The number of cases of disease having their onset during a prescribed period of time (often expressed as a rate). |
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| The ongoing and systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of data used to describe and monitor a health event. |
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| The number of cases of a disease present during a particular interval of time (often expressed as a rate). |
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| Falls, motor vehicle crashes, gunshot wounds, sports injuries, shaken baby syndrome, child abuse, domestic violence, military actions, etc. |
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| TBI, tumors, blood clots, strokes, seizures, toxic exposures, infections, metabolic disorders, neurotoxic poisoning, drowning, etc. |
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| Social Skills, Anger Management, Impulsivity, etc. |
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| When the skull has been penetrated and the brain is exposed. |
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| When the skull is intact but the brain has been impacted. |
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| After incurring 1 TBI, the risk for a 2nd is 3x greater, after a 2nd TBI the risk is 8x greater. |
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| TBI is more common in males than females. (1.5 times more in males, or 59% males and 41% females) |
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| The highest rate of TBI is in what age group? |
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| Mild, moderate, or severe. |
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| Programs or services that are in compliance with quality and performance standards as outlined and promulgated by the accrediting agency. |
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| In July of 1999 Supreme Court judges ruled in favor of Lois Curtis and Elaine Wilson to develop community based programs for disabled adults that were both accessible and cost-effective. |
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| Ruled on July 29th to provide prevention, research and improved service delivery to those with TBI's. |
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| How many people are disabled secondary to TBI? |
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| How many TBI's occur each year? |
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| 1.4 million (4% death, 17% hospitalization, 79% treatment and release from ED) |
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| How many people are disabled every year in the US due to TBI? |
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| Which race has the highest overall incident rate? |
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| Blacks at 486 per 100,000 |
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| Which races have the lowest overall incidence rate? |
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| American Indian/Alaska Native & Asian Pacific/Pacific Islanders at 252 per 100,000 |
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| Which race accounts for 81% of TBI's? |
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| Which age group has the highest incidence rate? |
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| Which age group has the highest death rate? |
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| Which age group has the highest hospitalization rate? |
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| Which age group has the highest ED visit rate? |
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| What is the number one cause of TBI related ED visits? |
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| What is the #1 cause of TBI? |
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| What is the range of rates of alcohol consumption at the incidence of TBI? |
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