Yeah, but the point of the thread is it’s not an automatic death sentence.
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db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days agoI agree it’s not one step before death, but as you elaborated, what it effectively is, is brain damage, which is always something that needs to be taken seriously. I.e. if someone is knocked-out, it’s not something that can be ignored as in “ha ha, they’ll be ok in a couple of minutes”
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db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
While true, Hollywood has done almost irreparable damage to this effect, so maybe some extra scare won’t be too bad.
inv3r510n@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Most of the time minor concussions that involving being knocked out for a couple minutes or less usually don’t result in lasting brain damage although there is a risk. It’s the double impact - getting hit while the brain is inflamed from the first impact - that leads to the serious problems involving brain damage that I’ve experienced.
A kid getting knocked out for a few moments in a soccer game and then taken out of sports for a couple weeks is gonna see their grades drop in school for a month or so and have recurring headaches and mild memory and focus issues but they won’t be lasting and within a month the effects go away and are not life long. Now if they don’t get pulled out of the game and keep playing and sustain another hard hit they’re in trouble.
That’s what you’re seeing with the pro footballers and boxers and CTE when they hit their late 30s and 40s.
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
Yes, which is why any such injury must be taken seriously (and most medics do so), which is my point.
inv3r510n@lemmy.world 5 days ago
My point is the severity of head injuries ranges from get an ice pack, Tylenol and some rest to get a helicopter this person isn’t gonna make it much longer. And then everything in between. The initial comment of one step from death! is dramatic as hell which is why I made the comments I made from experience.
Most concussions are minor with no lasting effects.
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
And my point is that you don’t know how dangerous a concussion is going to be without monitoring which is why every concussion needs to be taken seriously!