Winter Fun Can Bring Dangerous Head Injuries

In this time of year, many of my patients can not wait to head for the snow-covered mountain resort for winter vacation filled with fun sports such as snowboarding, skiing, snowmobiling, and / or sledding.

Although I do not like to put a damper on the enthusiasm of their patients for winter sports, I love them carefully, as you would like, about the danger of serious, sometimes fatal, head injuries that can occur while involved in these high-speed of winter sports. Of course, a head injury at any level of severity can occur all year round, ranging from sports and even just by falling from a ladder.

However, participation in some winter sports sets the stage for a perfect life-threatening head injury with a combination of ice, snow and fast moving body mechanics. Winter holiday visitors in particular are at high risk for these injuries as they May not be very skilled and are often taking lessons in the sport for the first time.

Actress Natasha Richardson has brought the dangers of winter sports holiday home for all of us with her untimely, tragic death of a seemingly minor concussion he suffered while taking a beginner ski hours at a Canadian ski resort with his family. Even worse, when the injury occurred, she thought it was okay and not seek medical help immediately, which could save her život.Nekoliko hours later developed a fatal brain swelling / bleeding.

Surviving head injury - What You Can Do

The most important thing you can do to survive severe head injury is to avoid injury to the head! Here's how:

• Wear a helmet: Whether you are snowboarding, sledding, skiing, or snowmobiling, it is absolutely crucial to protect your head with a good helmet. You would not go without a helmet on a bicycle and winter sports are even faster moving and potentially more dangerous than riding a bicycle.

• Know your sport, know your limits: Some people, especially on vacation, take unnecessary risks that would not normally do. They quickly move on snowmobiles, snowboards, or without much knowledge about the sport, and soon realize they do not know how to maneuver when they hit the bump and fly off.Ključ to know what you're doing, how to handle the equipment and yourself before try to participate in such a high speed sports. Make rules and regulations in place to participate in sport - the field where you may require a different procedure than you're used to. Take hours ahead of time and practice under supervision.

• I Symptoms: , headache, slurred speech, blurry vision, nausea, changes in speech, memory, pain, drowsiness, occurring after hitting your head, one or more of them, may indicate a hidden trauma to the brain. If you start to feel drowsy, do not go to sleep. Get to the emergency care or hospital emergency room immediately.

• I do not second guess injuries: If you fall and hit his head, perhaps, as Ms. Richardson initially feel good and be talking and acting normal. However, it will really be in your best interest to be checked by a doctor that May be able to see the subtle warning signs of bleeding in the brain. Also, you should sit down activity for 2 hours after the fall of that time you can keep track of any neurological changes. The first 2 hours is critical in a situation where a head injury.

• Do not go away on its own: Often times people want to explore the hidden trails or areas that are on vacation, but it's really not a good idea, especially if you do not know the area very well. Stay near other people who will know if you fall and can help you call for help.

• Alcohol and sports do not go together: This should be a no-brainer, but you'd be surprised how many people end up in hospital emergency rooms with traumatic brain injury after drinking and trying to do jet skis, snowmobiles, or on water skis or kite skis pulled by boat. If you have had some alcohol, your reflexes are slower than you realize. Wait until you have erased the effects of alcohol from your system to participate in team sports.

all kinds of sports, both winter and summer can be lots of fun and provide good, healthy exercise in the fresh air with your friends or family. However, they can also be a source of serious head injury that can leave you permanently disabled or worse. Take the precautions listed here and seek medical help if you hit your head.