About ABIs
Causes Of
Phases
OT Interventions and Role of the OTA
Cognitive Disorders
100
An injury to the brain that occurs to the brain after birth
What is an Acquired Brain Injury
100
result in poisoning of the brain
What are Alcohol or Drugs
100
In comparision to this stage the medical treatment stages seems brief
What is survivorship
100
prevention of falls, skin breakdown and wheelchair skills
What is Education
100
Information is not being held long enough to respond to it
What is short term memory
200
Caused by trauma, infection, lack of oxygen, strokes or drug use episodes
What is Sudden Onset
200
a blow to the head that may occur from sporting accidents, car accidents, fights or falls
What is physical injury
200
Individual differences are brought forward from this stage as an important aspect in recovery
What is pre - injury phase
200
creating a goal list for hobbies and interests
what is leisure
200
The inability to move through the day in a logical planning manner
What is organization
300
From prolonged alcohol or substance abuse, tumours or degenerative neurological diseases.
What is Insidious Onset
300
Disorders such as AIDs, Alzheimers, cancer, multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's
What is disease
300
This stage occurs in inpatient, out patient, and residental settings
What is rehabillitation
300
helping deal with agitation, anger and depression
What is mood
300
The person doesn't think the situation through
What is impulsivity
400
use one or two instructions at a time
What is keep simple instructions
400
Also called an anoxic brain injury
What is lack of oxygen
400
This stage focuses on reaching and maintaining medical stability
What is medical treatment
400
Used for coma patients to observe how they react
What is Multisensory Stimulation
400
Poor comprehension of vocabulary with the inability to sequence or follow multiple directions
What is Expressive Language
500
Identify problems that may occur for the patient both physically and mentally, develop a plan to decrease this problem
What is proactive planning
500
A blood vessel inside the brain breaks or is blocked
What is stroke
500
Personal, social, and cultural backgrounds are brought from this stage
What is pre - injury phase
500
Washing and dressing instructions using different behavioural methods
What is self care skills and training
500
Difficulty with turn taking, monitoring quality of conversation, poor understanding of humour
What is pragmatic language