It seems that everytime I turn on the radio or tv their always talking about how people can die from head injuries yet there are still some people outthere who refuse to believe that it can happen to them, a head injury is nothing to mess with.

SuperC said:

:LOL::LOL: what's wrong what did I say that was so bad?
[This message was edited Thu Apr 17 22:02:28 PDT 2003 by Paisley]

I think i will go to bed.

SuperC said:

Oh come on you know I'm just messin with ya.

SuperC said:

You're not supposed to go to bed with a concussion!

AzureStar said:

I know what the hells wrong with him, he might not wake-up.

AzureStar said:

Did that five days ago. i'm a badass.

Paisley said:

What's wrong with him?

SuperC said:

That rules out concussion right there!

CONCUSSIONS:

WHAT TO DO ABOUT:

TIREDNESS: At first, even a little effort may make you feel very tired. Your brain has less energy to spare than it normally does, and when you have used this up you need to give your brain a chance to get recharged. If you feel sleepy, go to bed. You will probably find that you need several hours more sleep that you usually do. Don’t wait for the clock to tell you when you should go to bed. Let your brain tell you when it needs to sleep, even if it is the middle of the day.

FORGETTING THINGS: You cannot expect your sleepy brain to be as good at remembering things as it usually is. Don’t worry if you can’t think of a name or a phone number that you ought to know, or if you go to get something and you can’t remember what it is. Maybe your memory is as bad now as your grandfather’s. Old age has made his memory sleepy. In the meantime, get your family and friends to remind you of important dates and appointments, or write things down.

CLUMSINESS: You may find when you are first waking up after your accidental sleep that you are a bit more clumsy than usual. Don’t worry if you do find that you are a bit unsteady on your feet, or bump into furniture or maybe drop things. Just take everything you do a little more slowly. Your brain is the control center for your whole body. It needs to make sense out of all the messages coming in from your eyes, ears and other senses, in order to send the right signals to the right muscles to enable you to do anything. So give your sleepy brain more to do all the work it needs to do, to let you do it properly. It is a good idea to give your brain practice in getting signals through quickly again.Games like table tennis, snooker, and exercise like skipping will help.

POOR CONCENTRATION: No one can concentrate well when they are tired, so it is not surprising that many people have trouble concentrating for a while after they have been knocked out. Maybe you cannot even concentrate well enough to read the newspaper. Leave it for today. The news will still be around tomorrow, when you will be better able to cope. And, if you really need to just read for a short time, then come back to it when you have had a break to recharge your batteries. The same thing applies to other areas where concentration is needed. You would not attempt to solve a problem or to make an important decision when you were so tired that you just needed to sleep. Leave everything that has to have your complete concentration until your brain has had a chance to wake up properly.

IRRITABILITY: Some people who have been concussed find that they get annoyed easily by things that normally would not upset them. This does not last very long, but it happens because the brain controls your emotional system as well as the rest of your body. When waking up after your accidental sleep your emotions may not be as well controlled as they usually are. There are several ways to deal with this. Some people find that going out of a room, or away from a situation as soon as it begins to get annoying is enough. Others use relaxation techniques to help them get back on an even keel. You may find that you can stop the irritability developing by using up energy with something like hitting a punch-bag, riding an exercycle, or skipping hard for a while.

NOISE PROBLEMS: When you want to shut out something you don’t want to look at, all you have to do is shut your eyes. When your brain is fully awake it uses part of its energy to damp down noises that would interfere with what you are doing. After concussion your brain may not have enough energy spare to do this, and you may find that most noises bother you. Again, you will find that this will not last very long. In the meantime, explain to your family and friends and ask them to keep the noise level down if they can. If you have a young family who could not be expected to understand, it would be more comfortable for everyone if they can have a few days holiday away, with perhaps, obliging friends or grandparents.

EYE PROBLEMS: If these occur there may be either trouble focusing, so that things look blurred or double, or you may find that your eyes are sensitive to bright light. Double vision, and needing to wear dark glasses on strong light, should both clear up within a few days. If you wear glasses, do not go back to your optician to have them changed until you have fully recovered from your concussion. It is probably not your eye sight that has changed, but that your sleepy brain is not putting together the messages from each eye as well as it normally does.

HEADACHES: Not everyone has headaches after being knocked out. When they do happen they can have many different causes. Two common ones are fatigue and stress. Fatigue headaches are signals that you need to sleep and doing just that will get rid of the headache. Stress headaches are also signals. They happen; For example, by concentrating for longer than you are able to. Again, sleep should relieve the headache, or you may only need to stop what you are doing and change to something more relaxing. If the headache gets worse and cannot be relieved, see your doctor.

DIZZINESS: Occasionally, people find that they get a giddy feeling if they move or change their position quickly. Usually it is only a problem for a day or two. If you find that things seem to spin around if you sit up suddenly after lying down, or if you turn your head sharply, the only way to cope to avoid such sudden movements or changes in position until it clears. If dizziness persists for more than a week or two, see your doctor.




WHAT NOT TO DO:
DO NOT go to bed, and stay in bed until you are better. You need sleep at this stage, but you also need to give your brain enough to do to help it to wake up.



DO NOT expect your sleepy brain to deal with alcohol in the normal way. The effect of alcohol is very similar to the effect of concussion, and after concussion drink is more likely to knock you out again rather that pep you up.

DO NOT drive your car or motor-bike until you have made sure that your concentration is good enough that you can react quickly enough to handle unexpected traffic hazards, and that your ability to judge distances is back to normal.



DO NOT put yourself in a position where you are likely to get another bang on the head. Leave off activities such as football and skateboarding where you might get knocked out again, at least until you have woken up completely from this accident.

SuperC said:

Damn your in serious trouble aint ya?

Yeah, yeah, yeah... this is what I got from that:

"DO NOT put yourself in a position where you are likely to get another bang on the head. Leave off activities such as football and skateboarding where you might get knocked out again, at least until you have woken up completely from this accident."

Be careful, C! We need you around.