Kinesiology 2236A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Traumatic Brain Injury, Somnolence, Photosensitivity

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2236A/B
• Professor: Dave Humphreys

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Common symptoms (high school/university athletes within 3 days of injury: headache, feeling slowed down, difficulty concentrating, dizziness, fatigue, double vision/blurring, light sensitivity. Clinical domains of src: symptoms somatic, cognitive & emotional, physical signs loc, amnesia, neurological deficits, balance impairment gait unsteadiness, behavioural changes irritability, cognitive impairment slowed down reaction times, sleep/wake disturbances somnolence. If __ or __ in any one or more of the clinical domains are present, a src should be __ and the appropriate management strategy instituted. I didn"t see him hit his head : src may be caused either by a __ blow to the head, face, neck or __ on the body with an impulsive force transmitted to the head. Impacts of 100-190g: 20mph with deceleration of 14mph, no __ biomechanical threshold for injury, force __ __ factor in on symptom severity. Concussion impact: 21 y/o defensive end (div 1, 537 hit to head in season, 417 >10g or more, 2 resulted in concussion.