Preventative Health

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

 General:

 

You must provide your medical examiner with the following information:

    Date onset of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

    Location of injury to the brain

    Associated Loss of conciousness

    Associates Seizure

    Name and location of treating health care professional

    What interventions have been done

    Medications you are taking

    Treatment plan / frequency of testing

    Last dose of Antiseizure medication

    Last blood level Antiseizure medication

    Side effects of medication. 

    Recent Seizure Activity?

    Report:

 

To include presenting symptoms, course, duration of resolution, sequelae including, motor weakness, sensory loss, disturbances of emotion or cognition, memory impairment, speech impairment.

  

Certification following TBI

   1. TBI with LOC <30 minutes

         a. Waiting Period 2 years

       CERTIFY FOR: Maximum 2 years

 

    2. TBI with LOC 30 min < 24 hours

         a. Waiting Period 2 years if not associated with seizure

         b. Waiting Period 5 years if associated with seizure

        CERTIFY FOR: Maximum 1 year

 

   3. TBI with LOC >24 hours

       DISQUALIFY