Essays Tagged: "TBI"

Head injuries in rodeo.

nstantly being whipped around causing sever head and neck injuries.The term Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is defined as any injury to the brain that was caused by an external physical force that result ... l force that results in partial or total functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both. TBI applies to open and closed head injuries causing impairments in one or more areas, areas such as ...

(5 pages) 33 0 0.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Brain Trauma

years and older (CDC, 2003). Approximately 1.5 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) annually in the United States. That is at least one traumatic brain injury occurring every 21 s ... nce. shaken-baby syndrome.(Brain Injury Association of America, 2003)Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined in terms of open and closed head injuries result in neurological impairments. A brai ...

(4 pages) 61 0 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Traumatic Brain Injuries

years and older (CDC, 2003). Approximately 1.5 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) annually in the United States. That is at least one traumatic brain injury occurring every 21 s ... ls.violence.shaken-baby syndrome.(Brain Injury Association of America, 2003)Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined in terms of open and closed head injuries result in neurological impairments. A brai ...

(5 pages) 82 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

"The Road to Recovery" Process analysis research paper about 'how to recover from a traumatic brain injury'

ptimize the condition of their loved one's life. Every year thousands of people sustain a disabling TBI and are abruptly forced into the unsympathetic world of rehabilitation, given that the sooner re ... fe. Consequently, an understanding of the recovery process is essential when making this decision. "TBI costs the country more than $56 billion a year, and more than 5 million Americans alive today ha ...

(8 pages) 45 0 4.5 May/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Traumatic Brain Injury

each year, 1 million children experience sustained closed-head injuries. A plethora of research on TBI has escalated in an attempt to understand the full ramifications of cerebral insult. Depth and d ... n be found not only between children and adults but between adolescent and preadolescent youth with TBI. (DiScala, Gans & Grant, 1991)Although technological advancements have provided new informat ...

(8 pages) 78 0 3.5 Apr/2008

Subjects: Science Essays

History Taking Strategies

e, 225,000 are hospitalized and 1.1 million are treated and related from emergency rooms each year. TBI in children ages 0-14 result in 2,685 deaths, 37,000 hospitalizations and 435,000 emergency room ... and Prevention Control. (2007, June 7). Retrieved July 15, 2007, from CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/TBI.htm

(5 pages) 27 0 5.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Psychological Effects of Employment After Traumatic Brain Injury Objective and Subjective Indicators

533; Gainful employment is an area of significant loss for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Reported rates of unemployment for individuals following TBI range between 18% and 88% (Bushni ... ween 18% and 88% (Bushnik, Hanks, Kreutzer, & Rosenthal, 2003; O'Neill et al., 1998), rendering TBI disruptive to an individual's career trajectory. The physical, cognitive, and/or emotional probl ...

(24 pages) 35 0 0.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology