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• Concussion (Minor Head Injury) in Adults (Fraser Health) [English] Public

  

  A head injury results from a direct blow to the head that causes shaking and jarring of the brain. If the blow is hard enough to injure the brain, it is called a concussion. (English) Colour

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  English (254982), Chinese - Traditional (262801), Chinese - Simplified (262802), Punjabi (262803), Vietnamese (262807), Arabic (262805), Korean (262804), Persian - Farsi (262806)

  Printing Cost:

  $0.12 (B&W) $0.72 (Colour)

  Packaging Unit Quantity:

  50

  Printshop Number:

  254982

  Body Location:

  • Brain and Nerves

  Diagnosis and Therapy:

  • Symptoms

  Disorders and Conditions:

  • Trauma,
  • Brain and Nervous System,
  • Patient Discharge

  Keywords:

  • Injury,
  • Brain Injuries,
  • Trauma,
  • Concussion,
  • Head,
  • Headache,
  • Dizziness,
  • Light Headedness,
  • Brain,
  • Adult,
  • dizzy

  MESH:

  • Adult,
  • Brain Concussion,
  • Brain Injuries,
  • Craniocerebral Trauma,
  • Head Injuries, Closed,
  • Headache,
  • Headache Disorders, Primary,
  • Accidental Falls

  Demographic:

  • Men,
  • Women,
  • Older Adults

  Site:

  • Fraser Health

  Program:

  • Emergency

  Professional or Practice Group:

  • Nursing,
  • Medicine

  Format:

  Factsheet

  Paper Size:

  8.5 x 11 Letter

  Paper Colour:

  White

  Title Page Paper Colour:

  White

  Folding:

  No fold

  Plain Language:

  True

  Reproduction Rights:

  CAAT Return to Activity and Return to Work used with permission from BC Injury Research & Prevention Unit Image MicroSoft ClipArt

  Record Type:

  FHA

  Revision Date:

  March 19, 2020

  Next Revision Date:

  March 19, 2023

  Record Created:

  June 07, 2012

  Record Modified:

  February 22, 2021

  References:

  1. Minor Head Injury (2007), Fraser Health #253982 2. Head Injury - Recovering from PostConcussion Symptoms (Jan 2012), Vancouver Coastal Health, accessed Feb 3, 2012 (http://phc.eduhealth.ca/PDFs/FM/FM.330.H342.pdf)

  Packaging Unit Quantity:

  50

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