QUIZ ON TBIS/ABIS FACTS AND STATISTICS. HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?
Learn the Facts! Test your knowledge about students with Traumatic Brain Injury Syndrome.
1. In a school district with an enrollment of 10,000 children, about how many students would we expect to be hospitalized with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in one year?
a. 2-5
2. When a child's head receives a significant blow, the part of the brain that is damaged (and consequently the functions that will be impaired) is located in that area directly beneath the part of the skull that is hit:
a. true
3. According to the Federal definition, the term TBI does not apply to which of the following?:
a. closed head injuries
4. The major cause of severe TBI in school-aged children is:
a. sports accidents
5. The most common and long-lasting effect of TBI is:
a. reduced stamina or fatigue
6. Early rapid physical recovery is a good indication that long-term recovery will continue rapidly and be complete.
a. true
7. A current IQ score is a good indication of how much a student with TBI has recovered, and therefore, will indicate how he/she is likely to function.
a. true
8. Children with TBI often who impairments in the area of language. While these problems can affect any age level, which group usually shows greater problems in this area?
a. adolescents
9. After experiencing a TBI, behavior problems may arise because the student is unaware of, unable to understand, or unwilling to admit, his/her difficulties and deficits.
a. true
10. When is the best time for school personnel to begin school re-entry planning for students with TBI?
a. As soon as they know the student is hospitalized.
11. When a child is discharged from the hospital, it means he/she is ready to return to school.
a. true
12. The most successful injury prevention strategies are programs designed to change:
a. children
b. 20
c. 100 or more
b. false
b. open head injuries
c. near drownings
d. brain infections
b. motor vehicle accidents
c. falls
d. child abuse
b. memory problems
c. language problems
d. seizures
b. false
b. false
b. pre-adolescents
b. false
b. As soon as they know when the student will be discharged.
c. After the student is discharged from the hospital.
b. false
b. adolescents
c. adults
d. the environment