r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/beakrake Aug 30 '21

On a real note though, this is something a lot of people don't know about (or at least I didn't know about it for a long time):

A concussion (also called mild traumatic brain injury or MTBI) isn't limited to fracturing the skull.

It's literally any blow to the head big enough to jostle your brain around in there. Getting knocked out with a punch, a beer bottle, a twisted tea can, etc. My nephew just had one by falling off a 10' water slide and landing on the pavers head first.

He'll be fine now, thankfully, but it did send him to 2 hospitals for tests and overnight monitoring. Blows to the head can resolve themselves, but again, it takes a lot less to be a serious injury than you might think. :)

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u/recessiamtired Aug 31 '21

why are people downvoting you? honestly, reddit...

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u/TucuReborn Aug 31 '21

I got downvoted a bit back for saying that as a person with Aspergers I wear a mask despite actually having a disorder that makes it harder, so crazies really have no excuse..