Brain Teasers
March
When is brain injury awareness month?
The Rancho Levels of Cognitive Functioning
What is the name of the evaluation tool that is used to describe the patterns or stages of recovery typically seen after a brain injury?
cognitively, physically and psychologically
What are the three general ways TBI can affect a person?
physical therapist
They help people regain their physical function, relearn daily tasks and restore their fitness and wellness.
This is the one of most important items to wear for the prevention of brain injury in children and adults.
What is a helmet?
Start with the BIAA website: www.biausa.org
Where can people locate brain injury supports and resources in their state?
Level IV - confused/agitated
What Rancho level can be characterized by attempting to crawl out of bed, remove restraints, aggressiveness, and or verbalizations inappropriate to activity environment?
limited communication between the brain and the bladder, which means the individual has lost bladder control due to an injury to the neurological system
what is a neurogenic bladder?
occupational therapist
These are professionals that address vision impairment and cognitive impairments and help people with brain injuries improve their activities of daily living.
This is a first thing you should do when getting in a car. One of the best ways to protect against brain injury in children and adults.
What is a seat belt?
6
How many lobes or sections are in the brain?
Limit visitors, reduce light, minimize distractions, reduce noise, turn off the TV, maintain a consistent schedule/staff, timed toileting, manage pain, reduce cell phone use
What are environmental measures to assist in reducing agitation?
aphasia
This causes a person to have trouble understanding, speaking, reading, and or writing
speech therapist
These professionals help improve cognitive behavioral skills, swallow functions, and speech impairments
remove rugs and clutter, nonslip bathmats, installing rails in bathroom, improve lighting in house
What are ways to prevent falls?
Blue
What is the official color of brain injury awareness month?
Level V - Confused, inappropriate, non-agitated
What Rancho level can be characterized by the ability to follow simple commands, not oriented, impaired recent memory generally not agitated and/or poor problem?
prefrontal cortex
This is the part of the brain that controls high level thinking called executive functioning.
Inattention to the left side of the body
What is left neglect?
Acquired brain injuries can be caused by these things
what are closed head trauma, stroke, lack of oxygen, infection, tumor, surgery
every nine seconds
How often does someone in the United States sustain a brain injury?
Level VI - confused, appropriate
What Rancho Level can be characterized by inconsistent orientation, vague, recognition of staff, emerging awareness, and supervision of old learning and/or requires assistance with basic problem solving?
4 to 6 minutes
This is how long before brain damage if someone goes without oxygen
An injury to this area may lead to trouble seeing or perceiving the size and shape of objects.
What is an injury to the occipital lobe?