ONCE UPON A BRAIN
TRUE OR FALSE
HODGE PODGE
DID YOU KNOW?
COLD HARD FACTS
100

Children and the  elderly make up what?

 What is the most vulnerable population for TBI

100

 You don't have to be hit in the head to sustain a brain injury 

True 

100

 What is the only known cure for brain injury

 What is prevention

100

Brain Injury that results from an external force is called?

What is a traumatic brain injury or TBI

100

TBI  is the leading cause of death and disability for which two groups

 Who are children and the elderly

200

 What is one of the leading causes of TBI

 What is  Falls

200

75 percent of brain injuries were considered mild

True

200

These sporting accessories will not prevent brain injury

What are helmets, mouth guards ,and headbands 

200

Using a cellphone while driving increases the risk of getting to a crash by...

 what is 4 times 

200

 People who have alcohol related TBI  are how many times more likely to have another TBI

 4 times 

300

 Can you name 2 forms of treatment for TBI

1 Attention training along with use of external memory aids.

2 executive functioning training 

300

Following the initial injury the risk of a 2nd injury grows 2 times more

 false it grows 3 times more

300

 "Don't say this out loud " brain injury is known as what?

 What is the silent  epidemic 

300

Males are how many more times likely to sustain a brain injury than females

 what is 1 1/2 more times

300

According to the CDC what 3 groups are likely to be affected by TBI

1 Racial and ethnic minorites

2 service members and veterans

3 people who experience homelessness

400
In the year 2012 TBI's lead to this percentage of injury related deaths

 What is 30 percent 

400

More than 50 percent of people that report concussion report having a headache 

 False 70 percent 

400

Though there are various ways to diagnose concussion  you can not count on this method alone.

What is MRI or CT scan

400

The leading cause of TBI related emergency room visits for people ages 15-24...

 What is assault 

400

 In the year 2021  about how many deaths  were TBI related

 Over 69,000

500

When someone is unaware that a disorder or impairment is present.

 What is Anosognosia

500

 Alcohol consumption can slow down or stop TBI recovery process 

True 

500

Dorthy lost this in the Wizard of OZ but you don't have to in order to have  a consussion 

 What is Consciousness

500

 A rare adolescent phenomenon related to repeat concussions which lead to be fatal or lead to severe injury

 What is second impact syndrome

500

 In the year 2020 there were approximately how many TBI related hospitalizations

 what is 214,110