Unfortunately, this often means injuries of all sorts, including head injuries. And the most common head injury is a concussion. The fall sports season is a time for soccer and football players to do battle on the pitch and gridiron. Unfortunately, this often means injuries of all sorts, including head injuries. And the most common head injury is a concussion.
Concussions are serious conditions and can be fatal.
Mild No loss of consciousness, but some dizziness or brief disorientation. Two mild concussions in same game-remove athlete for remainder of game. Unsteadiness on feet, ringing in ears and minimal amnesia are often evident and persist for a while following injury. Remove athlete for rest of game and seek medical assessment. Unsteadiness on feet for more than 10 minutes, persistent headache, ringing in ear, severe dizziness and nausea are evident.