Concussion vocab

Question 1

Battle sign

Answer 1

bruising over the mastoid process

Question 2

epidural hematoma

Answer 2

bleeding between the outer membrane of the brain and the skull

Question 3

glasgow coma scale

Answer 3

a scale of how conscoius you are

Question 4

q collar

Answer 4

a collar that helps prevent concussion

Question 5

Cranium

Answer 5

Bones the form the head

Question 6

Concussion

Answer 6

A type of traumatic brain injury

Question 7

coup

Answer 7

type of injury where brain hits the skull

Question 8

contrecoup

Answer 8

Injury that occurs on the opposite side of the head from the impact site

Question 9

2 signs of concussion

Answer 9

Headache, Confusion

Question 10

2 symptoms of concussion

Answer 10

Amnesia, double vision

Question 11

Photophobia

Answer 11

a condition in which the eyes are more sensitive to light than normal, causing discomfort or pain.

Question 12

phonophobia

Answer 12

a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of sound.

Question 13

tinnitus

Answer 13

The perception of sound when there is no external source is often described as ringing in the ears.