Head concussion: falling

[crazycanuck]

Oh boy this brings me back to my whoops crash 2yrs ago...Good thing i was wearing a helmet *phew*! They weren't worried about my head at the time, the sterum/clavicle dislocation was. Didn't even know about what had happened to my knee until about a week later..owie...

What I didn't understand after were the symptoms of BPV & lived with the wierd dizzy feelings for a month before i decided to visit me dr.

[tulip]

It's been over six years since my fall on my head that resulted in a Life Flight helicopter ride. It took me months to be able to form sentences verbally (writing was fine). I still cannot multitask like I used to, but that's okay because I now focus on one thing at a time, and I think I do that one thing--whatever it may be--better than before.

I was wearing a helmet. If I had not been, I don't think I'd be in very good shape.

[Tuckervill]

I can name three different people who died from a slip-fall on just a little patch of ice in their driveway/on the sidewalk that they didn't notice. All three lingered for months with the head injury.

We don't get much ice here, but when we do, it is very treacherous. I think its rarity contributes to cases like these.

Karen