I know we have a bunch of doctors who ride with TS, but I wanted to share some information with all of you from a workshop that I went to today at the Ministry of Health. Because concussions are so serious and are not always been treated correctly, a new online tool that has been developed for doctors and nurses on how to treat concussions (another tool will be released in November for parents, coaches etc. that will have a smart phone app)
You can look at the link for doctors and nurses http://www.cattonline.com
The big things I learned was that one does not have to lose consciousness to have a concussion AND the signs and symptoms of a concussion can come 2 to 3 days after the incident. So for 2 to 3 days after an incident involving head or neck trauma one should take it easy. Which means, one should not exercise or tack the brain (not even watch TV - who ever thought watching TV was hard on the brain, the soul maybe, or read). The brain needs time to rewire.
I have a friend who did not do this, and four months later she is still trying to recover. It is SERIOUS!!! Everyone reacts differently, but just in case... take it easy!
To check out potential signs -
http://www.cattonline.com/scat/general#!potential_signs
Paula
Concussions - please read for your own safety -and your kids
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