Concussions Flashcards

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1
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Cranium

A

skull

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2
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Coup

A

initial hit

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3
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Contrecoup

A

secondary hit

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4
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Sign

A

something you see

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5
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Symptom

A

something the athlete tells you, something you can’t see

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6
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Photophobia

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sensitivity to light

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7
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Phonophobia

A

sensitivity to noise

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8
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Tinnitus

A

ringing of ears

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9
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Most common TBI

A

concussion

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10
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Glasgow coma scale

A

used to measure a person’s consciousness

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11
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Battle’s sign

A

bruise behind the ear

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12
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epidural hematoma

A

bleeding of the brain

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13
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LOC

A

loss of consciousness

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14
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Amnesia

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memory loss

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