Deck 17: Traumatic Brain Injury

Question 1

What is the leading cause of death for children (ages 1-19) both in the United States and worldwide?

A) Unintentional injuries
B) Cancer
C) Pneumonia
D) Congenital heart disease

Answer 1

Unintentional injuries

Question 2

What is the most common type of injury incurred by children?

A) Falls
B) Head injury or TBI
C) Burns
D) Poisoning

Answer 2

Head injury or TBI

Question 3

Which type of TBI primarily occurs in children who are younger than 3 years old?

A) Contrecoup injury
B) Coup injury
C) Abusive head trauma (ABT)
D) Concussion

Answer 3

Abusive head trauma (ABT)

Question 4

Which type of subarachnoid bleeding is classified as bleeding in the epidural space caused by a skull fracture?

A) Epidural hemorrhage
B) Subdural hematoma
C) Subarachnoid hematoma
D) Intraventricular hemorrhage

Question 5

Which type of subarachnoid bleeding is classified as bleeding in the subarachnoid space, usually from arteries in the circle of Willis?

A) Epidural hemorrhage
B) Subdural hematoma
C) Subarachnoid hematoma
D) Intraventricular hemorrhage

Question 6

Which type of subarachnoid bleeding is classified as bleeding in any of the ventricles?

A) Epidural hemorrhage
B) Subdural hematoma
C) Subarachnoid hematoma
D) Intraventricular hemorrhage

Question 7

____ occurs after an impact to the head that causes the brain to move in the skull with resulting neurological signs and symptoms.

A) Subdural hematoma
B) Mild TBI (mTBI)
C) Abusive head trauma (ABT)
D) Coup injury

Question 8

What is the most important assessment tool an APRN can use to examine a child's neurological function?

A) Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
B) Acute Concussion Evaluation (ACE)
C) Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC)
D) Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 3 (SCAT 3)

Question 9

Which assessment tool is used for the initial evaluation and diagnosis of people who have a known or suspected concussion or mild TBI?

A) Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
B) Acute Concussion Evaluation (ACE)
C) Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC)
D) Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 3 (SCAT 3)

Question 10

What is the most common symptom of a suspected mild TBI?

A) Fatigue
B) Nausea
C) Headache
D) Irritability

Question 11

What disorder is caused by an injury to the brainstem and occurs in children younger than 3 years of age?

A) Mild TBI
B) Pediatric concussive syndrome
C) Post-concussion syndrome (PCS)
D) Abusive head trauma (AHT)

Question 12

Which diagnostic imaging tool is the most helpful for imaging patients with severe head trauma?

A) Upper GI series
B) X-ray
C) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
D) Computed tomography (CT)

Question 13

Which diagnostic imaging tool is performed to identify intracranial changes, such as subdural hematoma and intraventricular hemorrhage?

A) Upper GI series
B) X-ray
C) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
D) Computed tomography (CT)

Question 14

What is classified as a life-threatening condition that occurs with a second blow to the head that causes rapid brain swelling before the symptoms of an initial concussion are resolved?

A) Pediatric concussive syndrome (PCS)
B) Mild TBI
C) Second impact syndrome (SIS)
D) Abusive head trauma (AHT)

Question 15

What are the six stages that guide a child from symptom-limited activity to a return to full activities called?

A) Mild TBI
B) Return-to-sport (RTS)
C) Subsymptom threshold
D) Acute Concussion evaluation (ACE)