Go to the emergency department straight away if the person with the head injury.

What happens if you get hit in the head with a basketball. A headache that gets worse and does not go away. This dizziness is called vertigo and is a result of tiny crystals in the inner ear being disturbed. And I dont mean the metal or wooden type.

Youve seen it on television a character on a show or a professional athlete on the field receives a sharp blow to the head and crumples on the ground completely unconscious. Even though she didnt hit her head very hard and felt fine at first the blow to her head caused a. Immediately after you hit your head do nothing.

An impact elsewhere on the body can create enough force to jar the brain. Call 9-1-1 if an athlete develops one or more of these danger signs after a bump blow or jolt to the head or body. I took a break from cleaning and packing my room.

The data is then sent wirelessly in real-time to computer software that compiles. However the explosive movements and constant turning and cutting can make basketball a sport riddled with potential foot and ankle injuries. Basketball is an extremely fun fast-paced sport to play and its one of the few sports you can enjoy in your youth AND as you get older.

Its thought to be the result of the brain hitting against the hard walls of your skull or the forces of. In rare cases a concussion can cause dangerous bleeding in the brain which puts pressure on the skull. What happened to Richardson happens all too often.

It can range from mild to severe. Test your toes and fingers. A knockout blow is a traumatic brain injury or concussion but not every concussion means a loss of consciousness.