PSYC32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Antibody, Sarin, Analog Science Fiction And Fact
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Traumatic brain injury/ head injury: one of the most common and severe difficulties for an individual to experience is a traumatic brain injury (tbi). The peak ages for tbi are in the 15-24 year range. People older than 64 years and children, younger than the age of 5 are the next groups most at risk for tbi. Males sustain tbi at a far greater rate than females except in the older-than- (a) length of posttraumatic amnesia (pta), the period between receiving a head injury and regaining continuous day-to-day memory for events. (b) depth of unconsciousness usually measured immediately after resuscitation using the glasgow coma scale (gcs). (c) length of unconsciousness and/or presence of neurological signs. The gcs measures depth of coma through determining the individual"s responsiveness level in eye opening, motor movement, and verbal communication. Scores on the gcs range from 3-15, with higher scores indicating more intact functioning. Scores 3-8 are classified as having a severe.
