Update on Update on Closed Head Closed Head Injuries Injuries Sponsored by Sponsored by Barss Residential Long Barss Residential Long Term Care Term Care January 15, 2009 January 15, 2009 Fort Gratiot, MI Fort Gratiot, MI www.barssresidential.com www.barssresidential.com
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Update on Update on Closed Head Closed Head
InjuriesInjuries
Sponsored bySponsored by
Barss Residential Long Barss Residential Long Term CareTerm Care
January 15, 2009January 15, 2009
Fort Gratiot, MIFort Gratiot, MI
www.barssresidential.comwww.barssresidential.com
GoalsGoals
Appreciate impactAppreciate impact
Improve careImprove care
Encourage preventionEncourage prevention
ObjectivesObjectives
Describe primary causes Describe primary causes
Describe how the brain worksDescribe how the brain works
Utilize strategiesUtilize strategies
Discuss preventionDiscuss prevention
OutlineOutline
What they areWhat they are
Why importantWhy important
Who is at riskWho is at risk
How brain injury impacts functionHow brain injury impacts function
reasoningreasoning OrganizationOrganization Problem solvingProblem solving FlexibilityFlexibility SpeakingSpeaking
Frontal lobeFrontal lobe
InitiationInitiation
Self-monitoringSelf-monitoring
Inhibition Inhibition
JudgmentJudgment
Temporal LobeTemporal Lobe
MemoryMemory
Understanding Understanding languagelanguage
Organizing and Organizing and sequencingsequencing
HearingHearing
Standing in the Standing in the Shoes...Shoes...
Susan WehrySusan Wehry
Standing in the Standing in the Shoes...Shoes...
Standing in the Standing in the Shoes...Shoes...
ComplexComplex
•Mild to severe
•Different areas
•Multiple areas
•Recovery varies
RecoveryRecovery
Weeks Weeks Years Years
LifelongLifelong
UniqueUniquePre-injury personalityPre-injury personalityLearning styleLearning styleLocation and severityLocation and severityPsychological Psychological
Physical deficits may Physical deficits may further injury further injury Attend to risk of falls, chokingAttend to risk of falls, choking
Cognitive deficits Cognitive deficits further disability further disability Target rehabilitation towards strengthsTarget rehabilitation towards strengths
What you can doWhat you can do Personal preventionPersonal prevention
Share what you've Share what you've learnedlearned
Act as an advocateAct as an advocate
Become involvedBecome involved Brain Injury Brain Injury