SLHS 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Glasgow Coma Scale, Dysphagia, Communicative Competence
11 Mar 2017
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Definitions: head injury, trauma that leads to injury of scalp, skull and/or brain, traumatic brain injury, brain damage due to impact of external forces, the brain injury association of america. Incidence: (cid:1005). 5 (cid:373)illio(cid:374) tbi"s per year, 50,000 resulting in death, 85,000 long-term survivors of tbi, most at risk, men, lower ses, also infants and seniors over the age of 65. Causes of tbi: falls, 30, motor vehicle accidents, 45, assaults, recreational accidents, occupational accidents. Impact injuries (explosive devices), due to fall/contact with ground. The process of a tbi: tbi is a process, not an event, the secondary injury can be more damaging than the primary injury. Focal vs. diffuse damage focal damage: concentrated around specific point, ex. Contusions: hit someone with a bat, diffuse damage, damage throughout the entire brain, anoxia, coup-contrecoup injuries, coup: primary impact, contrecoup: secondary impact. Deficits of a head injury: physical, behavioral, mental/cognitive.
