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The Untold Story of Brain Injury in Soccer and Amusement Rides PDF
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Head Trauma The Untold Story of Common Recreational Injuries Stefan Hagopian, DO, FAAO OPSC 2018 Annual Convention San Diego, CA Feb. 23, 2018 • TRAUMA – GENERAL • RECREATIONAL vs. ACCIDENTAL TRAUMA • HIGH RISK OF RECREATIONAL TRAUMA • TRAUMATIC BRAIN (Head) INJURY (“TBI”) TRAUMA ‐ GENERAL • Assault • Motor Vehicle • Natural Disaster • Social Upheaval • War • Home or Work Accident • Machinery or Structural Failure • OCCUPATIONAL Impacts or Strains • RECREATIONAL Impacts or Strains RECREATIONAL TRAUMA • SPORTS ‐ team/individual, competitive or performance • EXERCISE ‐ jogging, gym, yoga, pilates, horseriding • AMUSEMENT ‐ parks/rides, music/dancing, substances • SIGHT‐SEEING ‐ touring, bike, hike/climb, dive, ski, boat • THRILL‐SEEKING ‐ sky‐dive, surf, bungee, cliff‐dive UNTOLD UNPOPULAR UNWANTED UNDENIABLE Most RECREATIONAL TRAUMA is Accepted/Allowed because it is INFREQUENT or BENIGN INFREQUENT • Severe Trauma is INFREQUENT • Accidental Mishap is INFREQUENT • Few Participants in Very Few Encounters • Socially Accepted Habits = Difficult to Change BENIGN • Benign Musculo‐Skeletal Strains or Impacts • Benign Long‐Term Sequelae: Osteoarthritis, etc. • Benign Consequences = Unmotivated to Change