Definitions
Risks
Signs and Symptoms
Treatment and Recovery
100

Following a head injury, these are things we can see or observe in the injured athlete.

What are signs?

100

These types of sports are at highest risk for concussion

What are contact sports? 

100

This is the most common and often reported symptom of a concussion

What is headache or pressure in the head?

100

80%-90% of people recover within this many days of their first concussion.

What is 10 days?

200

Following a head injury, these are things the injured athlete feels or experiences.

What are symptoms?

200

The risk of having a concussion during a match or game is ______ times higher than during training or practice.

What is 10 times?

200

This sign may affect someone's balance.

What is dizziness or unsteadiness on their feet?

200

The amount of rest a person needs is dependent on this.

What is the severity of a concussion? 

300

A concussion is this type of injury.

What is a traumatic brain injury?

300

When comparing men and women, this gender is more likely to suffer from a concussion while playing the same sport as the other gender.

Who are women? 

300

This sign is when a person feels like slowed down.

What is lethargy, tiredness, or sluggishness? 

300

These are the two types of rest a person needs following a concussion.

What are physical and cognitive (mental) rest?
400

This sign is also known as "knocked out."

What is loss of consciousness (LOC)?

400

This age range is more like to suffer a concussion due to the brain not yet being fully developed. 

What is age 10-18?

400

This is the sign describing someone's speech.

What is slowed speech or slurred speech?

400
This is the old way of thinking and no longer recommended for initial concussion treatment. 

What is staying in a dark room without mental stimulation? 

500

This is the symptom of being sensitive to light.

What is photosensitivity?

500

After previously suffering a concussion, athletes are ____ to ____ times more likely to suffer a second concussion. 

What is 2-6 times?
500

This is the name for not remembering past events after a head trauma.

What is amnesia? 

500

This percentage of people have a prolonged recovery period of months to years.

What is 15%