Concussions Flashcards
1
Q
Cranium
A
skull
2
Q
Coup
A
initial hit
3
Q
Contrecoup
A
secondary hit
4
Q
Sign
A
something you see
5
Q
Symptom
A
something the athlete tells you, something you can’t see
6
Q
Photophobia
A
sensitivity to light
7
Q
Phonophobia
A
sensitivity to noise
8
Q
Tinnitus
A
ringing of ears
9
Q
Most common TBI
A
concussion
10
Q
Glasgow coma scale
A
used to measure a person’s consciousness
11
Q
Battle’s sign
A
bruise behind the ear
12
Q
epidural hematoma
A
bleeding of the brain
13
Q
LOC
A
loss of consciousness
14
Q
Amnesia
A
memory loss
