If out in the wilderness and one bangs ones head, how does he (or she) know if they have a concussion or not.
Concussion.
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Have a wee read HERE Headway do some really good work, used to live near one of there centres for rehabilitation and it was very moving some of the work they did. In fact they helped a friend of mine who had been a fellow motor biker at the time and had had a bad crash.
On a kids wildlife group that I assist with, one of the youngsters, who is a little clumsy and hyperactive (possibly aspergers syndrome or ADHD) hit his head whilst ducking under a log.
When we returned him to his dad at the end, I said "I don't think he has concussion, because if he did then he would lose coordination and stop making sense, so in his case there is no way to tell". His dad laughed.
The lad was fine.
When we returned him to his dad at the end, I said "I don't think he has concussion, because if he did then he would lose coordination and stop making sense, so in his case there is no way to tell". His dad laughed.
The lad was fine.
Elen Sentier
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
as a lifelong victim of rugger and having experienced countless blows to the heed, mine and my compatriots experience is as follows;
1 - confusion
2 - disorientation
3 - lack of co ordination
4 - post blow, a concussion colour. by this i mean vision is imparred and overlaid with a particular colour. mine is green.
1 - confusion
2 - disorientation
3 - lack of co ordination
4 - post blow, a concussion colour. by this i mean vision is imparred and overlaid with a particular colour. mine is green.
As an ex rugby player too I will say that a lot of these symptoms appear post match even with no blow to the bonce. But through liberal imbibing of copious amounts of alcohol.
Having a little toddler and toddle they do into everything! I was told by an AnE nurse that providing they cry/scream immediately after the bang then its generally OK. Ofcourse keepnig an eye out for drowsiness, nausea, motor control etc afterwards is a given. Its when they hit their head and dont cry that its more serious.
Adults I guess its the same as above except more swearing.
Adults I guess its the same as above except more swearing.
Not true at all.
A person with concussion can believe they are totally fine whilst having short-term memory loss, altered vision and balance issues. I've seen this.
xylaria
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I smacked my head when sledging with son. I think I went out but not for long. My son was shouting at me "mum you have gone all drunk!!". I lay there feeling sick with the world spinning for while, I remember the adults at the top of the slope doing nothing, my son kept shouting "mum you look drunk, stop it, you need to get up". They could hear him. Maybe they just thought I was a p***head parent, or they were just the do nothing types. I got up eventually, I felt really sick, and my head was banging. I walked home. I didnt go hospital, i just wanted to lie down at home. Thinking about it i was too impared to make a decision.
Vomiting usually means bruising of the brain
Seizures usually mean blood on the surface of the brain
Focal neurology usually means you have a bleed of some kind.
Take a cracking headache very seriously, especially if combined with other symptoms and/or an unusually slow pulse. Get medical attention.
Take a sudden sinusitis type response seriously also, could be a CSF leak. I know a guy who walked around for two days like that sniffing a lot before he got medical attention.
All these things can occur on a broad spectrum of severity. The human brain is the most complex system we know of, an this is reflected by the variety of symptoms seen in brain injury. Also, after a brain injury you might not be making terribly rational decisions.
If in any doubt get help.
Seizures usually mean blood on the surface of the brain
Focal neurology usually means you have a bleed of some kind.
Take a cracking headache very seriously, especially if combined with other symptoms and/or an unusually slow pulse. Get medical attention.
Take a sudden sinusitis type response seriously also, could be a CSF leak. I know a guy who walked around for two days like that sniffing a lot before he got medical attention.
All these things can occur on a broad spectrum of severity. The human brain is the most complex system we know of, an this is reflected by the variety of symptoms seen in brain injury. Also, after a brain injury you might not be making terribly rational decisions.
If in any doubt get help.
