Head Injury Adult Tips on Care and Medical Treatment
Information on diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury and PTSD
Tip cards address the consequences of acquired brain injury including coma, communication disorders, headache, post traumatic stress disorders, and seizures. They provide information on uses of medication for pain and improvement of cognitive functioning in adults. Tip cards identify symptoms of head trauma and brain injury to improve identification of undiagnosed brain injuries. These tip cards are helpful for families, survivors, caregivers, service members, veterans, therapists and clinicians in hospital, rehabilitation, community and home settings.
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Brain Injury: How to recognize and treat it
Information on brain injury with tips for families, caregivers, veterans and clinicians on the causes, symptoms, treatment and recovery of adults with acquired brain injury due to internal and external causes. Using clear language for families and caregivers, this tip card describes treatment of: traumatic brain injury (TBI), anoxia (hypoxia), stroke or cardiovascular accidents (CVA), aneurysm, toxemia, viruses and bacterial infections in the brain.
This Tip card is included in the Chaplain and Counselor Tool Kit on Helping Families after Brain Injury.
COMA: When a Person has a Brain Injury
Adults Living with Brain Injury
Brain injury tip card with checklists for families to identify effects of TBI on physical, social, cognitive abilities and behaviors and assess needs for help.
This Tip card is included in the Tool Kit for Life Care Planners and Case Managers on Adults with Brain Injury.
Guide to Medications after Brain Injury
How Medications Work after Brain Injury
Post Traumatic Headache
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
PTSD information describes causes, signs, symptoms and effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after a concussion or traumatic brain injury. PTSD is often seen in service members and veterans exposed to blast injuries but can also occur in civilians hurt in car crashes, natural disasters and other life threatening events.
This Tip card is included in the PTSD Tool Kit for Veterans and Families.
Seizures after Brain Injury
Communicating with an Adult after Brain Injury
Information with tips on communicating with an adult after acquired brain injury. Explains effects of head injury on speech, language, reading and writing with strategies for improving communication.
This Tip card is included in the Tool Kit for Life Care Planners and Case Managers on Adults with Brain Injury.
Undiagnosed Brain Injuries in Youths and Adults
Describes signs and symptoms of traumatic brain injury and concussion in youths and adults that are often missed or overlooked. Provides checklists for identifying physical, cognitive, behavioral and social changes that may indicate a possible undiagnosed brain injury or concussion.
This Tip card is included in the PTSD Tool Kit for Veterans and Families.