Troy Madsen discusses head injuries and how to know whether you should make a trip to the emergency room.

What happens if you get hit in the head with a softball. The time that I was hit in the head by a bat. And I dont mean the metal or wooden type. But there is a good reason that parents coaches and.

So when a baseball hits you in the face the injury starts as a simple smack to your facial bone but can quickly progress into outright brain trauma. A conk on an unprotected head with a baseball can cause a concussion or intracranial bleeding. You experience symptoms ranging from headache dizziness or nausea to feeling confused or out of it.

But closer towards above the right eyebrow my head is sore and kinda hurting but no pump knot or anything just red but the back of my neck is kinda hurting too I feel it is gonna be a long night for me I really dont wanna go to the ER but dont wanna brain bleed or anything going on either like that one guy that got hit. Err on the side of caution. Back Arm Mechanics for Softball Hitting.

Its not everyday that you get smacked in the head with a bat. Thankfully most are of these head injuries are mild injuries such as concussion 5 6. A concussion happens when you get hit in the head hard enough to cause a transient disturbance of brain function or causes your brain not to function normally.

Should we take him to the emergency room Answered by Dr. This results in a temporary impairment of brain functioning and processing. You can turn your body you get ready to get hit but it all happens so fast.

You dont hear it and all of a sudden you get hit in the head pretty good he said. Adults do get hit but theyre less likely to perish from their injuries. The heaviest part of the brain puts a lot of pressure on the brainstem which can be twisted and pulled during the blow as the rest of the brain moves out of place.