For children playing contact sports, such as football and hockey, injuries are common. Even when wearing proper safety gear such as helmets and pads, cuts, bruises and even broken bones can result from playing at high levels. But while most injuries are immediately noticeable, a brain injury initially can be hidden and sometimes very serious.
It is important that a child with a possible concussion be removed from the game and immediately evaluated. Symptoms of a concussion include:
- Headaches.
- Dizziness, lightheadedness.
- Nausea, vomiting.
- Unsteadiness.
- Blurred or double vision, flashing lights.
- Confusion.
- Vacant stare.
- Delayed verbal or motor response.
- Disorientation.
- Slurred or incoherent speech.
- Emotional instability.
- Loss of memory.
- Loss of consciousness.
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Reprinted with the permission of the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. © 2008 Children's Hospital and Health System.
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