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Question 1

What is the glasgow scale?

Answer 1

It is a scale to measure concussions it is out of 15 the higher the number the worst

Question 2

What are the three categories of the glasgow coma scale?

Answer 2

best eye response best verbal response best motor response

Question 3

What is the injury defenition of a concussion?

Answer 3

“Concussion is defined as a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by traumatic biomechanical forces. Several common features that incorporate clinical, pathologic and biomechanical injury constructs that may be utilized in defining the nature of a concussive head injury include…”

Question 4

What are the signs and symptoms of a sports concussion?

Answer 4

Symptoms - somatic (e.g. headache), cognitive (e.g. feeling like in a fog) and/or emotional symptoms (e.g. lability) Physical signs (e.g. loss of consciousness, amnesia) Behavioural changes (e.g. irritablity) Cognitive impairment (e.g. slowed reaction times) Sleep disturbance (e.g. drowsiness)

Question 5

How do you mange a concussion?

Answer 5

CORNERSTONE = rest until asymptomatic Rest from activity No training, playing, exercise, weights Cognitive rest No television, extensive reading, video games

Question 6

When do you start graded excersize after rest from a concussion?

Answer 6

Expect gradual resolution in 7 days Start graded exercise rehabilitation when asymptomatic at rest for 24hrs

Question 7

How long asymptomatic before exercise?

Answer 7

If rapid and full recovery, then 24 hours One approach is to require that they remain asymptomatic (before starting exertion) for the same amount of time as it took for them to become asymptomatic.

Question 8

What is a battle sign?

Answer 8

basilar skull fracture bulging tympanic membrane