tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015864063719848441.post4212565646488097855..comments2011-01-02T20:00:34.700-08:00Comments on Crumbs in the Carpet: Head Bonks - don't laughBrian DiGiovannihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12474145620722123181noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015864063719848441.post-82062553176713953562010-09-29T17:44:20.325-07:002010-09-29T17:44:20.325-07:00Hey B-
Here's a scary one for you. My friend&...Hey B-<br />Here's a scary one for you. My friend's niece tripped and fell (FORWARD.) She didn't hit her head at all but the forward jerk of her head caused the blood vessel that fed her spinal column to rupture. She got up and felt okay and went home. She developed a terrible headache so her mother called the doctor. When the girl got up to go to the doctor she immediately fell. It was several hours after the incident and the lack of blood to her spinal column had killed the cells that controlled her extremities. They called an ambulance which brought her to a local hospital. An MRI/CT scan did not show what was going on. Finally she was transported to Children's who identified the issue and repaired the bleed. She is a quadripelegic and has spent several months in PA at a Shriner's. They told her she would never walk again but she is already starting to. It's amazing but the crazy thing is that I never would have thought that a forward fall would cause something WORSE than a concussion.<br />Thanks for the post - as usual, great to read.Meredithhttp://www.momathlon.comnoreply@blogger.com