Head concussion: falling

[Bike Goddess]

Yes, and they haven't found the cyclist responsible. They are now talking about an ordinance (?) that would prohibit cyclists from riding with dogs on leash.

Very sad.

[smilingcat]

Like tulip, my crash was bad.

Helmet saved my life the second, third... time around.

And yes, if you are feeling odd, or having difficulty after a bump on a head, please have it checked out.

And like tulip, I have some difficulties. My short term memory isn't as good and I have one heck of a time remembering people's name. I could write it down, take a photo and 10 seconds later, I can't remember their name, hair color...

[OakLeaf]

Wow Snap/BikeGoddess, that's awful.

One of the participants in my aerobics class hit her head on the trunk of her car a couple of weeks ago. I forget exactly how it happened, I think she just turned and walked into it. She didn't lose consciousness, but had/has a lot of other concussion symptoms, dizziness, nausea, confusion. Of course a big lump and headaches.

It's weird how the immediate symptoms don't necessarily correlate with the longer-term ones. From what I'm told, I was unconscious for a good 20-25 minutes, and my memories of the next 2-3 hours "flash" in and out, but I didn't have any symptoms afterward other than localized tenderness.

And my LBS still uses the remains of my helmet to show customers what they're for... 22 years later.

[Grog]

Turns out the co-worker who hit his head yesterday actually had a mild stroke.

I'm really glad I twisted his arm into seeing a doctor, but this is a bit scary. Don't know how that's going to turn out...