Yesterday at the beach i got wacked pretty hard on the right side of my head by a body boarder. Luckily my boyfriend was their cause i blacked out for like 10 or 15 seconds. I had a really bad head ache yesterday and my dad thought that maybe i had a concussion. I have a head ache again today. could it just be a bruise or should i get it checked out?
2007-07-09 08:21:42 · 8 answers · asked by ds_girl5813 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
anytime you get hit in the head hard enough to make you blackout, you should have it checked.
2007-07-09 08:25:32 · answer #1 · answered by racer 51 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You definitely had a concussion if you blacked out. Getting checked out by a professional is always a good idea to make sure you don't have some of the problems described by some of the more dramatic posters. However, most likely you just have had a "simple" concussion.
You may have headaches on and off for several days to several weeks. You may have difficulty reading or concentrating. Good news is these symptoms, post-concussion syndrome, do eventually go away.
2007-07-09 15:29:57 · answer #2 · answered by Jeffrey P 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get it checked out! Not to insite panic, because it is unlikely, but my friend was hit in the head with a baseball and what was first diagnosed as a concussion, later wound up being a blood clot. Don't mess around with head injuries. Just think of what is housed up there.
2007-07-09 15:26:16 · answer #3 · answered by billyba22 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should get it checked out. You should have went to the E.R. when it first happened. There are a such thing as light concussions and the person will not even have symptoms.
2007-07-09 15:25:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have a concussion you should check to see if your pupils are dilated with a flashlight. If you feel really sleepy this is another sign, but DON'T go to sleep because you could end up in a coma! Also if you can't stand up right and you feel really dizzy that's another sign. If you don't have any of these symptoms then I personally wouldn't worry about it.
2007-07-09 15:27:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
GO TO THE DOCTOR. I had a friend who went into a coma after a concussion and later died. What's so tragic about this is, it might have been prevented had she seen a doctor.
2007-07-09 15:30:12 · answer #6 · answered by Martha D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get checked out. If you have a lapse of memory or lost consciousness at all you should go to the hospital
2007-07-09 15:24:26 · answer #7 · answered by reefmedic79 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had a big blow on my head before but I didn't go to have it check sometime it will heal itself.take pain killer for few days if it doesn't go away go to have it check.
2007-07-09 15:25:49 · answer #8 · answered by @NGEL B@BY 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋