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Contrecoup
Hematoma
Inter-cranial Hematoma
Causes
Recovering
100
Occurs on the opposite side of where the injury is
What is contrecoup?
100
Blood vessels break open and to bleed UNDER the skin
How do hematomas occur?
100
More severe than regular hematoma and you can actually die over night because of it
What is a inter cranial hematoma
100
Forces the brain against the anterior part of the skull
What is the initial cause of a contrecoup?
100
Only 15 minutes and you don't lose consciousness
How long do symptoms last for stage 2 concussions?
200
When the head is moving and it gets a blow
How do head countercoups occur?
200
Keeping your blood thin by taking a medication called Coumadin on a regular basis
How do you prevent from getting a hematoma?
200
Keep athlete calm and allow brain to heal
What does the comatose state do?
200
Vomiting repeatedly, pupils are unequal, increasing blood pressure, and pulse rate decreases
What are some signs of having a concussion?
200
Rest
What is the #1 treatment for second degree concussions?
300
Headache
What is the main thing an athlete may complain of which is evidence of a countercoup injury?
300
Cauliflower ear
What is another name for hematoma auris?
300
40%
What is the survival percentage of people with this type of hematoma?
300
Paralysis
Other than death, what is something major a severe concussion can do?
300
AT and team physician
Who makes the decision for the athlete to come back and play?
400
Rotation of the head after initial impact
What can stop the brain stem to stop functioning normally?
400
Fracture in the roof of the orbit of the eye or right above it
When will a hematoma occur happen around the eye?
400
Monitored for at least 24 hours and awaken multiple times
What must be done with an athlete that has possible head injury?
400
Death while asleep
If wrongly diagnosed as a concussion, what can happen to a person if they sleep with a hematoma?
400
Neurocognitive testing
What test is performed to make sure athlete is back to normal?
500
Unconscious state
What allows sorting of impulses?
500
Normal brain shrinkage occurs during this time
Why do elder people usually get subdural hematoma?
500
Severe concussion can come out in death or being paralyzed
Why must the AT be very cautious when dealing with a person that has a concussion?
500
Second-impact syndrome
What can occur when an athlete receives more than one concussion/blow to the head in a short amount of time?
500
If the athlete isn't already in a coma then the physician must give the athlete or person medicine to put them into a coma to keep the head still
What is the treatment to cure inter cranial hematoma?