Exam 3: Concussion Eval

Question 1

9 things to check for concussion

Answer 1

1. level of consciousness - ability to communicate
2. Check for amnesia
3. motor tests
4. neurological tests/signs/symptoms
5. emotional state
6. facial expression
7. vital signs
8. cranial nerves
9. impact, SAC, etc, neuropsychological tests

Question 2

How to check for retrograde amnesia

Answer 2

• ask questions - time, place, mech of injury
• immediate memory - simple arithmetic, digital recall, reverse spelling
• determine ability to concentrate and perform cognitive tasks - name three things and ask to remember - count back from 100 by 7’s - review plays with another player

Question 3

concussion motor tests

Answer 3

romberg test
finger to nose
balance on one foot
walk straight line

Question 4

neurological tests

Answer 4

• headache, tinnitus, nausea, dizziness, visual disturbance, pupillary reflex

Question 5

emotional state

Answer 5

irritable, irrational, belligerent, subdued

Question 6

vital signs

Answer 6

BP, HR, respiration