concussion

Question 1

WHAT IS A CONCUSSION?
(Patricios & Schneider et al, 2023)

Answer 1

A traumatic brain injury caused by a direct blow to the head, neck or
body resulting in an impulsive force being transmitted to the brain.
* Symptoms and signs may present immediately, or evolve over minutes
or hours, and commonly resolve within days, but may be prolonged.
* No abnormalities seen on standard structural neuroimaging studies.
* Sport-related concussion results in a range of clinical symptoms and
signs that may or may not involve loss of consciousness.

Question 2

ifyou were knoked out you have concousion

Answer 2

less then 10 precent of concusions involved being knocked out

Question 3

Having multiple concussions in sport
increases your risk of having another
concussion

Answer 3

2 to 8 times more likely to get a conc

Question 4

if there are no instant symptoms right
after the event, then there is no
concussion.

Answer 4

symptoms can be suttle and evolve over a few days.

people with delyed symptoms can have a longwer recovery

Question 5

Any contact to the head or body causing
rapid head movement can cause a
concussion

Answer 5

true

Question 6

signs vs symtomps

Answer 6

signs see

symptoms feel

Question 7

What are some common symptoms someone might
have after sustaining a suspected concussion

Answer 7

Physical Cognitive
Emotional Sleep

Question 8

Observable signs may include exammmmmmmm

Answer 8

slow to get uo

cinfusion

blank stare

balance

slow labored

facial injury

clutching head

Question 9

if in doubt

Answer 9

sit them ouit

Question 10

step 1 red flag

Answer 10

check other things like abc

if no red flags remove and have them sit out

Question 11

athlets with suspectedted concussion what domnt want do

Answer 11

drink drive dont leave alone

Question 12

on site magment 3 steps

Answer 12

1
-determine if medical emerginvce

2
-remove frome play

3
-assessment monitor advise