I just got hit in the back of the head with a hockey puck.. would there be obvious symptoms of concussion?
Sunday, July 11th, 2010 at
10:20 am
I just was playing hockey and was struck in the area of the helmet between the helmet and shoulder pads.. Im a worry-wart and am wondering if there would be any obvious symptoms of serious injury… sorry I’ve just heard horror stories bout death and such.. so any help>
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If your good enough to type, don’t worry. Getting hit in the head with a puck, a concussion should be the least of your worries. Just go to the hospital. You have insurance right?
did you faint?
feel dizzy?
you should go see a doctor if your worried.
you would be on your back, with your eyes shut, barely breathing, it’s called being knocked out.
Are you dead?
Your vision might get slurred, you might have a headache, dizziness, light headed, tired.
if you think you have one, dont sleep.
how long ago did this happen?
DUH. OF COURSE you don’t have concussion! You would be nearly unconsious if you did. As for serious injury, if the pain persists for several days, yes. you do have it.
well there would be a bump
they say you vomit when you have a concussion
just dont go to sleep for a few hours and see how things play out
im not a doctor….but i would think so…
you would have spinal cord injuries im guessing
Concussion, from the Latin concutere ("to shake violently"),[1] is the most common and least serious type of traumatic brain injury. The terms mild brain injury, mild traumatic brain injury, mild head injury, and minor head trauma may be used interchangeably with concussion,[2][3] but the latter is often treated as a narrower category.[4] Commonly defined as a head injury with a transient loss of brain function, concussion can cause a variety of physical, cognitive, and emotional symptoms. The most often affected mental faculties include memory, attention, and speed of information processing.[5] Concussion may be caused by a blow to the head, or by acceleration or deceleration forces without a direct impact. The forces involved disrupt cellular processes in the brain for days or weeks.
Concussion can be diagnosed and assigned a level of severity based largely on symptoms. Treatment involves monitoring and rest. Symptoms usually go away entirely within three weeks, though they may persist, or complications may occur.[6] Repeated concussions can cause cumulative brain damage such as dementia pugilistica or severe complications such as second-impact syndrome.
Due to factors such as widely varying definitions and possible underreporting of concussion, the rate at which it occurs is not known; however it may be more than 600 per 100,000 people.[7] Common causes include sports injuries, bicycle accidents, auto accidents, and falls; the latter two are the most frequent causes among adults.[8]
A debate has long existed about whether the concussed brain is structurally damaged the way it is in other types of brain injury (albeit to a lesser extent) or whether concussion mainly entails a loss of function without structural changes.[9][10]
Contents [hide]
1 Definition
2 Causes
3 Mechanism
4 Pathophysiology
5 Signs and symptoms
5.1 Physical
5.2 Cognitive and emotional
6 Diagnosis
7 Grading systems
8 Prevention
9 Treatment
10 Prognosis and lasting effects
10.1 Post-concussion syndrome
10.2 Cumulative effects
10.2.1 Dementia pugilistica
10.3 Second-impact syndrome
11 Epidemiology
12 History and controversy
13 References
[edit] Definition
No single definition of concussion, mild head injury,[11] or mild traumatic brain injury is universally accepted, though a variety of definitions have been offered.[12] In 2001, a group of concussion experts defined concussion as "a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by traumatic biomechanical forces."[13][14] They agreed that concussion typically involves temporary impairment of neurological function which quickly resolves by itself, and that neuroimaging normally shows no gross structural changes to the brain as the result of the condition.[6]
According to the classic definition, no structural brain damage occurs in concussion;[15] it is a functional state, meaning that symptoms are caused primarily by temporary biochemical changes in neurons, taking place for example at their cell membranes and synapses.[6] However, in recent years researchers have included injuries in which structural damage does occur under the rubric of concussion. According to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence definition, concussion may involve a physiological or physical disruption in the brain’s synapses.[16] Concussion falls under the classification of mild TBI.[17]
Definitions of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) have been inconsistent since the 1970s, but the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) may have helped make them more consistent in 1992 by describing MTBI-related conditions.[3] In 1993, the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine defined MTBI as 30 minutes or fewer of loss of consciousness (LOC), 24 hours or fewer of post-traumatic amnesia (PTA), and a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of at least 13.[18] In 1994, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders defined MTBI using PTA and LOC.[3] Other definitions of MTBI incorporate focal neurological deficit and altered mental status, in addition to PTA and GCS.[12]
"MTBI" and "concussion" are often treated as synonyms in medical literature.[18] However, other injuries such as intracranial hemorrhages (e.g. intra-axial hematoma, epidural hematoma, and subdural hematoma) are not necessarily precluded in MTBI[6] or mild head injury,[19][20] but they are in concussion.[21] MTBI associated with abnormal neuroimaging may be considered "complicated MTBI".[22] "Concussion" can be considered to imply a state in which brain function is temporarily impaired and "MTBI" to imply a pathophysiological state, but in practice few researchers and clinicians distinguish between the terms.[6] It is not clear whether concussion is implied in mild brain injury or mild head injury.[23] Descriptions of the condition, including the severity and the area of the brain affected, are commonly used rather than "concussion" nowadays.[24] "Concussion" is more commonly used in sports literature, where it is frequently used interchangeably with "MTBI".[25]
Controversy exists about whether the definition of concussion should include only those injuries in which loss of consciousness occurs.[1] The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Neurology do not require a loss of consciousness for the diagnosis.[26] The best-known concussion grading scales count head injuries in which loss of consciousness does not occur to be mild concussions and those in which it does to be more severe.[27]
[edit] Causes
The leading causes of MTBI in adults are falls and vehicle accidents, and other causes include sports injuries, assaults, industrial and work-related injuries, and injuries that occur in the home.[12] Among children aged 5 to 14, sports and bicycle accidents cause the greatest number of concussions.[8]
The relative contribution of causes of mild head injury differs by region, gender, and age.[6] For example, in Scotland and Sweden, falls account for the greatest percentage of MHIs, while in the U.S. and Australia, transportation is the largest cause.[6]
[edit] Mechanism
Rotational force is key in concussion. Punches in boxing deliver more rotational force to the head than impacts in sports such as football,[28][29] and boxing carries a higher risk of concussion than football.[29]The brain is surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid, one of the functions of which is to protect it from light trauma, but more severe impacts or the forces associated with rapid acceleration and deceleration may not be absorbed by this cushion.[10] Concussion may be caused by impact forces, in which the head strikes or is struck by something, or impulsive forces, in which the head moves without itself being subject to blunt trauma (for example, when the chest hits something and the head snaps forward).[4]
Forces may cause linear, rotational, or angular movement of the brain, or a combination of these types of motion.[4] In rotational movement, the head turns around its center of gravity, whereas in angular movement it turns on an axis other than its center of gravity.[4] The amount of rotational force, thought to be the major type of force to cause concussion,[30] is the largest component in the severity of the concussive injury.[6] Studies with athletes have shown that the amount of force and the location of the impact are not necessarily correlated to the severity of the concussion or its symptoms, and have called into question the threshold for concussion previously thought to exist at around 70-75g.[31][32]
The parts of the brain most affected by rotational forces are the midbrain and diencephalon.[1][8] It is thought that the forces from the injury disrupt the normal cellular activities in the reticular activating system located in these areas, and that this disruption produces the loss of consciousness seen in concussion.[8] Other areas of the brain that may be affected by concussion include the upper part of the brain stem, the fornix, the corpus callosum, the temporal lobe, and the frontal lobe.[33]
[edit] Pathophysiology
Concussion can alter the brain’s physiology for a period of weeks, setting into motion a variety of pathological events.[34] These events are thought to interfere with neuronal and brain function.[22] In a large majority of affected brain cells, the metabolic processes that follow concussion are reversed; however a few cells may die after the injury.[22]
Concussion unleashes a cascade of events within the brain, including impaired neurotransmission, loss of regulation of ions, deregulation of energy use and cellular metabolism, and a reduction in cerebral blood flow.[22] Excitatory neurotransmitters, chemicals such as glutamate that serve to stimulate nerve cells, are released in excessive amounts as the result of the injury.[35] The resulting cellular excitation causes neurons to fire excessively.[34] This creates an imbalance of ions such as potassium and calcium across the cell membranes of neurons (a process like excitotoxicity).[22] Since the neuron firing involves a net influx of positively charged ions into the cell, the ionic imbalance causes cells to have a more positive membrane potential (i.e. it leads to neuronal depolarization). This depolarization in turn causes ion pumps that serve to restore resting potential to work more than they normally do.[22] For this, the pumps require greater-than-usual amounts of ATP, which causes cells to use more glucose than usual.[22] The brain may stay in this state of hypermetabolism for days or weeks.[36] At the same time, cerebral blood flow is relatively reduced for unknown reasons,[37] though the reduction in blood flow as severe as it is in ischemia.[22] Thus cells get less glucose than they normally do, which causes an
if you have a concussion, you would have been knocked unconscious and would not remember exactly how you were knocked out. You would also feel dizzy when you woke up and would probably have some memory problems for a couple minutes up to a few hours depending on how bad the concussion was.
I would not be too concerned. Seriously, the fact that you are up to posting on Y/A is an indication that you probably do not have a concussion.
But if you have a headache, feel sleepy, nauseated, dizzy, confused, out-of-it, groggy, disoriented, then you may have a concussion and should seek immediate medical attention
if you are dizzy, confused, very tired or nueseated
you should get it checked
i would try to get someone to wake u up something like every 4 hours…..
if you dont feel diffrent
i think you’d be ok
If you feel nauseous or have vision problems, go see a doctor. I’ve seen people with concussions go into convulsions hours later.
when i got a concussion from skating i kept falling asleep and puked in my friends car on the way to the hospital
when i got into a car wreck and got my concussion i got really tired just wanted to sleep i would seek medical help immediately if you have this symptom
Okay don’t be a worry-wart – but here are the symptoms of a concussion.
Any violent blow to the head that causes a brief unconsciousness that last only a few seconds can cause a concussion. This condition may be caused by sports injuries, falls, automobile accidents, industrial accidents, blows received in fights or any minor head injury. With a concussion the loss of consciousness is caused by a disturbance of the electrical activities in the brain. In most cases of concussion there is no association of damage to the brain but even so it should be treated as a serious occurrence and reported to a doctor. Although concussions cause a malfunction of the brain they do not result in any visible damage to the structure of the skull. In fact, concussions have been known to occur after even minor damage to the head if the brain has been jarred within the head.
The symptoms that will usually immediately follow a concussion may include a headachy feeling, abnormal sleepiness, dizziness, confusion, lack of feeling or emotion, anxiety, blurred vision, vomiting, and the inability to remember events prior to the injury. If the period of unconsciousness is prolonged the symptoms may be more persistent and severe. In cases of repeated concussion such as that found in boxers, damage to the brain, impaired concentration, slurred speech, slow thinking and the punch drunk syndrome are possible. As with anyone who has been knocked unconscious a doctor may advise bed rest and observation. Depending on the severity of the concussion this can be done at home or in the hospital.
In most cases a person will recover from a concussion within a few hours or days. In more severe cases of concussion the last up to several weeks.
Did you lose conciousness? Can you recall exactly what happened to you? Are you dizzy or sick to your stomach? If you got knocked out you should seek medical treatment. If you can’t remember what happened, seek medical treatment, if you are dizzy or sick, seek medical treatment. Chances are though with that area of the head you won’t get a concussion.
Concussion is when your brain bumps the inside of your skull.
You will know quickly if you have one. (with me it was in 15-20 minutes)
Blurry Vision, Extreme Sudden Sleepiness, Dizzyness, Vomiting, were some major signs for me. Later, possible temporary amnesia.
headache, blurred vision ringing in the ears, nausia. go see a doctor because if there’s any damage you want to know about it, asap.
There are two phases of concussion. In the early phase (immediately after head trauma), you could exhibit one or more of the following symptoms:
-headache
-dizziness
-vertigo
-blurred vision
-double vision
-cognitive impairment
-ringing in the ears
-nausea
-vomiting
-slurring of speech
In the second phase of concussion (hours or days later) you might have one or more of the following symptoms:
-mood changes
-irritability
-memory loss
-light sensitivity
-sensitivity to noise
-insomnia
Just to be safe, as well as monitoring yourself for any of these symptoms, you could also see your doctor and get checked out.
you would feel really tiured or dizzy, you might have black outs.
I have had many concusinons
Aside from concussion worries, make sure you don’t have a bad bruise in your neck area. Keep the swelling down with ice if you do, and it is best to see your doctor as soon as possible. Better to be safe than sorry.
Take care.