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Although we generally try to take care, accidents still happen, usually at the worst of times, and unfortunately they can lead to Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI as it is known for short when the head is involved in that injury. The consequences of a brain trauma injury can be scary, and not just for the injured party who is too injured to realize the seriousness of the situation at first. Emotional and financial pressures are often the consequences of a traumatic brain injury, so when someone takes part in any kind of activity where head injuries are possible, they should always be wearing adequate head protection.
Fortunately, there are more skiers that are getting this message and are now wearing helmets as they race down the snow covered mountains, but there are still too many newspaper reports telling of terrible traumatic brain injuries caused by falls while skiing. When you think about the speeds that these skiers are reaching as they travel down the slopes, it should be mandatory to wear a helmet every time.
There are other sports like ice hockey where head injuries occur despite head protection, sometimes the helmets are knocked off in fights, and the medical researchers are only now finding out how serious knocks to the head are, and how repeated concussions can lead to brain damage that might not become noticeable for many years.
So what are the symptoms of traumatic brain injury? There are many tbi symptoms from those of dizziness, uncoordinated movements, headaches, to coma, and of course eventually, death. There are many more symptoms of brain injury, but you can see from the few listed here just how devastating tbi can be to all involved.
The head injury caused depends very much on which area of the brain been injured, and this is not always noticeable for a few days or weeks.
When it comes to a closed head injury, there may not be any swelling or any visible sign of head injury, whereas in an open head injury, there has obviously been damage to the brain to the brain, as there is some obvious trauma to the brain that is penetrating the skull , so there will be blood and brain fluid leaking from the skull. In some cases the closed head injury is more serious since there is no visible damage, it is only when the person loses consciousness that others realize something is very wrong.
Traumatic brain injury can take months of recovery time, and, for some tbi patients, brain injury rehabilitation is needed so they can learn to speak again, or even learn to walk. This can take many weeks to achieve, although it is not possible in all cases. The immense amount of hospital care and rehabilitation after brain trauma takes up a enormous amount of time and money, and this can hit families really hard, at a time when they are emotional frail because of the traumatic brain injury to their loved one.
So to conclude, If you are going to take part in sports where a helmet is optional, wear one, and do not risk a traumatic brain injury for yourself, and encourage others to wear head protection too whenever possible – it’s worth it.
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