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Overview It
is the traumatic injury to the brain as a result of a violent blow, shaking, or
spinning. A brain concussion cans cause immediate and usually temporary impairment
of brain function such as of thinking, vision, equilibrium and consciousness.
Although anyone can have a concussion,
we will focus here purely for purposes of example on athletes who suffer a concussion.
The considerations can be generalized to the general population of people with
concussions of the brain.
Objective signs of concussion: The
signs of concussion observed by medical staff in athletes with a concussion, according
to The American Medical Association (AMA), include the following:
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Player appears dazed *) Player has
vacant facial expression *) Confusion
about assignment *) Athlete forgets
plays *) Disorientation to game or
score *) Inappropriate emotional
reaction *) Player displays clumsiness
*) Player is slow to answer questions
*) Loss of consciousness *)
Any change in typical behavior <<back |