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What is a Traumatic Brain Injury
An injury caused when the head is hit by something or shaken violently.
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What is 1.7 million
This many people are diagnosed with TBIs every year
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What is one step at a time
When giving directions to a student with a TBI it is very important to do this.
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What is an TBI
A person with this kind of TBI has had an object puncture through the skull and the brains protective coverings.
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What are males
These gender is twice as likely to receive a TBI.
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What is more time
A lot of students with TBI need this when working on assignments.
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What is the Glascow Coma Score
The scale that is used to determine the severity of a TBI.
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What is less than 0.5%
This percentage of students with special needs have a TBI.
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What is parent(s)/guardian(s)
As with all students with special needs it is important to stay in contact with these.
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