Concussion Vocab

Question 1

Cranium

Answer 1

The bone that forms the head

Question 2

Concussion

Answer 2

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) that occurs when the brain is shaken/moves rapidly within the skull

Question 3

Coup

Answer 3

An injury to the brain that occurs at the site of impact when the head hits an object

Question 4

Contrecoup

Answer 4

An injury that occurs on the opposite side of an organ (the brain) from where it was struck; A fracture opposite to the point of impact

Question 5

2 Signs of Concussion

Answer 5

• confusion
  -memory loss

Question 6

2 Symptoms of Concussion

Answer 6

• Dizziness
  -Neck pain

Question 7

Photophobia

Answer 7

A medical symptom that causes discomfort/pain when exposed to light

Question 8

Phonophobia

Answer 8

An intense, irrational fear of certain sounds, especially loud/sudden ones; a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of sound

Question 9

Tinnitus

Answer 9

The perception of sound when there is no external source/other people can’t hear; often described as ringing in the ears

Question 10

LOC

Answer 10

Level of Consciousness

Question 11

Amnesia

Answer 11

Memory Loss

Question 12

Retrograde Amnesia

Answer 12

A form of memory loss that causes an inability to remember events from before an injury/disease

Question 13

Anterograde Amnesia

Answer 13

A form of memory loss that makes it difficult/impossible to form new memories after the onset of the disorder/incident

Question 14

Battle Sign

Answer 14

Bruising behind the ear that indicates a fracture to the base of the skull

Question 15

Epidural Hematoma

Answer 15

A life-threatening condition that occurs when blood collects between the inner table of the skull and the dura mater (membrane that covers the brain

Question 16

Glasgow Coma Scale

Answer 16

A neurological tool used to measure a patient’s level of consciousness after a brain injury or other trauma

Question 17

Q-Collar

Answer 17

A C-shaped device that’s worn around the neck to help protect the brain from head impacts during sport activities (reduces brain movement during head impacts by increasing blood volume in the skull by compressing the neck’s internal jugular vein)