Brain Injuries
Traumatic Brain Injury
What does TBI stand for?
Responds to VOICE when spoken to
What does the V stand for?
Secondary damage can include swelling and bleeding.
True
Responsible for functions like breathing and sleeping.
What is the brain stem respobsible for.
What angle should the head of bed be at to reduce ICP
30 degrees
Damage done within the moment of the injury.
What is Primary Damage?
Responds to PAIN
What does the P stand for?
You can always see a brain injury on a CT or MRI.
False. CT and MRI scans will show bleeding, skull fractures, and other types of acute traumas. Concussions will not show on a CT or MRI.
Responsible for emotional and nonverbal communication.
What is the right side of the brain responsible.
What are the 3 components of GCS ?
Eye opening, verbal response, motor response
External Force, Car accident, Blow to head
TBI causes.
Alert, awake, and aware
What does the A stand for?
False. A coma is a state of complete of unresponsiveness.
Responsible for thinking and decision making.
What is the prefrontal cortex responsible for.
What should be done first if a patients GCS goes from 15 to 9?
Notify the provider immediately.
A brain injury can occur when there is a lack of _____ to the brain tissue.
Oxygen
Unresponsiveness disorder
What does the U stand for?
Locked in Syndrome: fully awake and conscious, but unable to move or speak
True
Responsible for memory formation and retrieval.
What is the hippocampus responsible for.
Brian injury from stroke, brain tumor, infections.
What is an ABI (Acquired Brain Injury)?
Assess patients level of consciousness
What is AVPU?
The GCS ranges from 0-15.
False. The Glasgow Coma Scale ranges from 3-15.
Patient is having impulse control problems, acting quickly, having trouble with memory, and is not aware of their brain injury.
Damage to the right prefrontal cortex.