traumatic brain injury may be classified based upon severity‚ which in turn may determine the prognosis of recovery. Severity types include mild‚ moderate‚ or severe. Mild traumatic brain injury is commonly known as a concussion. These types of injuries are often seen in sports. Concussions are defined in terms of the duration of confusion or loss of consciousness‚ which may not exceed 30 minutes (Traumaticbraininjury.com‚ n.d.a). Prognosis is good with these types of injuries‚ although patients
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The Invisible Injuries Of An Automobile Accident: Understanding The Psychological Impacts And How To Cope Car accidents change lives‚ but in different ways for different people. Even if you’re not physically hurt‚ you may have sustained psychological or invisible injuries that can destroy life as you know it. Here’s how to understand what’s happened‚ so you can cope with it effectively. What These Invisible Injuries Are And How They Change Your Ability To Function From the outside‚ you look completely
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury HPE 101 February 22‚ 2010 The anterior cruciate ligament‚ or ACL‚ is one of four major knee ligaments. The ACL is critical to knee stability‚ and people who injure their ACL often complain of symptoms of their knee giving-out from under them. Therefore‚ many patients who sustain an ACL tear opt to have surgical treatment of this injury. An ACL tear is most often a sports-related injury. ACL tears can also occur during rough play‚ mover vehicle collisions‚
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Anything that our brain controls could be altered either temporarily or permanently . Brain injury kills more individuals ‚ under the age of twenty ‚ than any other cause combined . Brain injury caused by head trauma is the greatest killer under the age of fortyfive and the greatest cause of disability in people under fortyfour
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Overuse injuries are speculated to be on the rise in kids. With increased pressure to specialize in a sport and the bar ever-raising to be more competitive and successful in sports‚ younger kids are specializing in one sport and training more hours per week then ever before. As a result‚ overuse injuries have been thrust into the public spotlight. Overuse injuries have previously been defined in a variety of ways. For example‚ Roos et. al described overuse injuries as “injuries that present in a
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Motivate audience to listen/Relevance – Throughout a lifetime‚ each of us will have experiences that result in these injuries‚ whether we are cooking‚ riding a bike‚ or walking down the street. Accidents can happen. C. Establish Credibility – As a wild child‚ I grew up with a lot of cuts and scrapes. With these experiences‚ I learned there is a proper way to treat these injuries. D. Present Thesis Statement – Today‚ I will show you how to take care of cuts and scrapes the right way. E.
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There are many sports related injuries each year. “There are a reported 715‚000 high school sports-related injuries experienced each year‚ and 8‚000 children are treated in emergency rooms each day for sports related injuries” (“Fifteen Ways Parents Can Help Prevent Sports Related Injuries”). Sports are not always harmful but can be. To limit sports injuries‚ people will have to work together to educate each other‚ maintain their fitness‚ and enforce new laws and rules. One of the first ways
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think of a childhood injury I think of a child falling down and injuring themselves in some way. But injury goes above and beyond that simple way of thinking. Injury is a comprehensive term‚ it covers a wide range of health problems each of which have different dynamics and require a different type of intervention (Baker‚ 1984). Injuries are categorized under 2 basic categories they are either intentional or unintentional. Unintentional injuries often happen by road traffic injuries poisonings‚ falls
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Professional athletes are not the only ones who incur sports injuries. According to the British Journal of Sports Medicine‚ athletes who participate in sports infrequently and/or below collegiate level are just as likely to incur an injury as high skilled athletes--ones who are at least at collegiate level or who play professionally. When it comes to sports medicine Frisco TX athletes can avoid the most common sports injuries by being aware of what they are. Also‚ take them into consideration with
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Traumatic Brain Injuries Caused By Personal Injury Accidents Each year millions of people suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the United States. TBI is a contributing factor in 30 percent of the injury deaths each year. A personal injury accident can change a person’s life forever in a matter of a few seconds because a TBI can result in permanent disabilities. For the accident victim and his or her family‚ a person’s negligence in causing an accident can have devastating consequences. What Is
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