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Important info on head injuries
11 years ago
For those of you of any age who think something serious is actually small and “Will be OK”.
I know someone who was recently in a car collision and in this collision, they hit their head. They stated they blacked out for a short time during the actual impact. They had (have) a headache.
They did not go to the ER even though it was not their fault. They are still having some degree of pain a few days later.
Where to start ranting about how serious an impact to the head, even something seeming small (this is not small, this is serious) can be?
Even a cursory search on the effects of a concussion show days, weeks, months later symptoms can develop if it is not treated correctly. How would you like terrible, debilitating migraine headaches for the rest of your life? How about loss of motor skills, speech or reason, the list goes on and on.
The brain is a soft organ and is easily damaged when you suffer blunt trauma. The fact you didn’t die in a few hours from a bleed due to a tear in a blood vessel does not mean you don’t need medical care.
Anyone remember Billy Mays? He was that millionaire who sold gadgets on TV. He bumped hid head on a plane ride and died in his sleep at home that night. I wonder if he received any advice that “It’ll be OK” or ‘Take some Ibufrofin’. Take some bad advice from family and it’s ok. If something really bad develops it’s on them to care for you anyway. Hey mom, I need help wiping because I can’t control my arms. This assumes you can speak clearly.
So why am I beating this horse? I had someone in my family go untreated for a head injury. They went form a happy, productive person to someone who sits in front of the TV all day, smokes and complains. All they do is complain. They had a total personality change. No one wants to be near them but they have to, it’s family. This person never worked again. Never did much of anything. Watch TV, smoke, complain and start fights, eat, shit sleep, bathe when they were forced.
OK don’t have time? Bullshit. ERs are open 24 hours. This is more important than going to work.
Can’t afford it? CAN’T NOT AFFORD IT! Also, not your fault, on the other person’s insurance.
Think it’s too late? Bullshit! People go in days later all the time after an accident.
They think a bruise is nothing until an Xray shows a broken bone.
Know much about car insurance? Have a car and insurance? Call your agent even though it wasn’t your car, ask them what is what. They’ll explain it.
If you are hurt, do not stick your head in the sand and hope it will be OK. I hope you read this and go to the ER and get checked and I hope nothing is wrong and I look like an ass but I’d rather be wrong than see someone mess up the rest of their life because they didn’t act when it was soon enough.
Don’t take my word for it, call a hospital ER and ask advice. GOOGLE TBI Traumatic Brain Injury or Untreated concussions.
Google CALL FOR FREE MEDICAL ADVICE there are many, many places to call.
I hope the person this is meant for reads this and is scared. I they are scared enough to seek a medical exam. Hate me for hounding but do it.
I know someone who was recently in a car collision and in this collision, they hit their head. They stated they blacked out for a short time during the actual impact. They had (have) a headache.
They did not go to the ER even though it was not their fault. They are still having some degree of pain a few days later.
Where to start ranting about how serious an impact to the head, even something seeming small (this is not small, this is serious) can be?
Even a cursory search on the effects of a concussion show days, weeks, months later symptoms can develop if it is not treated correctly. How would you like terrible, debilitating migraine headaches for the rest of your life? How about loss of motor skills, speech or reason, the list goes on and on.
The brain is a soft organ and is easily damaged when you suffer blunt trauma. The fact you didn’t die in a few hours from a bleed due to a tear in a blood vessel does not mean you don’t need medical care.
Anyone remember Billy Mays? He was that millionaire who sold gadgets on TV. He bumped hid head on a plane ride and died in his sleep at home that night. I wonder if he received any advice that “It’ll be OK” or ‘Take some Ibufrofin’. Take some bad advice from family and it’s ok. If something really bad develops it’s on them to care for you anyway. Hey mom, I need help wiping because I can’t control my arms. This assumes you can speak clearly.
So why am I beating this horse? I had someone in my family go untreated for a head injury. They went form a happy, productive person to someone who sits in front of the TV all day, smokes and complains. All they do is complain. They had a total personality change. No one wants to be near them but they have to, it’s family. This person never worked again. Never did much of anything. Watch TV, smoke, complain and start fights, eat, shit sleep, bathe when they were forced.
OK don’t have time? Bullshit. ERs are open 24 hours. This is more important than going to work.
Can’t afford it? CAN’T NOT AFFORD IT! Also, not your fault, on the other person’s insurance.
Think it’s too late? Bullshit! People go in days later all the time after an accident.
They think a bruise is nothing until an Xray shows a broken bone.
Know much about car insurance? Have a car and insurance? Call your agent even though it wasn’t your car, ask them what is what. They’ll explain it.
If you are hurt, do not stick your head in the sand and hope it will be OK. I hope you read this and go to the ER and get checked and I hope nothing is wrong and I look like an ass but I’d rather be wrong than see someone mess up the rest of their life because they didn’t act when it was soon enough.
Don’t take my word for it, call a hospital ER and ask advice. GOOGLE TBI Traumatic Brain Injury or Untreated concussions.
Google CALL FOR FREE MEDICAL ADVICE there are many, many places to call.
I hope the person this is meant for reads this and is scared. I they are scared enough to seek a medical exam. Hate me for hounding but do it.
Also, seatbelts help prevent head impact injuries from happening in the first place.
Also sometimes your own insurance has a clause that pays medical for you even when not in your own car! Mine has a few thousand built in regardless of fault and where I'm sitting.
He is now an immobile person, spending 24/7 in bed, and his wife and son don't even know if he remembers them when they visit him. Only a coworker who showed photos of past vacation trips on his iPad was able to trigger something the doc said could be interpreted as a smile.
This guy has turned 49 this year.
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