Kinesiology 2236A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Dazed, Headache, Intracranial Pressure
21 Feb 2018
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Your 12 year old rush end dives for a loose ball in practice and strikes his head on the ground. Initially he is dazed but soon wants back in the drills. He answers all the important questions, has a 7/10 headache and is ready to go. He reports he awoke with a bad headache but has felt ok since lunch. You have a 7:00pm game against the top team, which is two points ahead of you. His parents say he is going to play and that they have just spent 17361736 on the new xenith. Concussion definition (cid:862)a (cid:272)o(cid:373)ple(cid:454) pathoph(cid:455)siologi(cid:272)al pro(cid:272)ess affe(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g the (cid:271)rai(cid:374), i(cid:374)du(cid:272)ed (cid:271)(cid:455) trau(cid:373)ati(cid:272) (cid:271)io(cid:373)e(cid:272)ha(cid:374)i(cid:272)al for(cid:272)es(cid:863: can be linear or rotational. Injury at impact site: brain strikes skull on opposite side. Rotational: brain strikes skull on the other side, brain rotates stretches or tears structures/vessels as it shears on itself, more troublesome than linear concussions.
