| What's the Stat? | What's the Lingo? | Really!? Sports can cause that? | Do I have a Concussion? |
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64% of visits to the hospital among 10-18 years old are related to sports.
In 2014-2015, what percent of Canadians from ages 10-18 years made visits to the hospital due to a concussion, related to sports.
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Temporary unconsciousness caused by a blow to the head. Also maintains aftereffects such as confusion or temporary incapacity.
What is a Concussion?
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Hockey, Football and Rugby
What are the top three sports that are more common to cause concussions?
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A sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance.
What is dizziness?
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20% of high school athletes will suffer a concussion.
What percentage does the University of Pennsylvania Medical care state in regards to high school students whom may suffer concussions from sports teams.
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Post Concussion Syndrome
What is PCS?
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True
(True or False) Athletes can acquire severe life threatening situations from concussions.
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Lack of understanding and uncertainty.
What is confusion?
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A loss of consciousness
What does 90% of most diagnosed concussions not involve.
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Acute Concussion Evaluation
What is ACE?
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Depends on the severity of the injury however the average is 7-14 days after, or when you're, symptom free.
How long would it take an athlete to recover from a concussion and begin playing again.
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A feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.
What is nausea
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39% and 24%
__ % of Canadians that went to the hospital were diagnosed with concussions. __ % were possible concussions.
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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
What is CTE?
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True. People who have already had a concussion, are more commonly known to have another one.
(True or False) Jim is more susceptible to receive another concussion in a hockey game, if he has experienced a concussion before.
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Interruption of awareness of oneself and one's surroundings.
What is temporary loss of conscience?
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Unintentional Falls
In 2014-2015, 161,000 ED visits were from what?
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A disease found in people who have suffered repetitive brain trauma, including sub-concussive hits to the head
Define CTE.
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300,000 Sports related concussions occur annually in the U.S.
How many concussions roughly, occur in the U.S from sports?
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Loss of memories, such as facts, information and experience.
What is amnesia
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