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Concussion - Signs and Symptoms


Released 03/12/2019

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Text appears: “AIMS Games 2019”

Text appears throughout the video at bottom right: “ACC SportSmart”

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Text appears: “What are some signs and symptoms of concussion?”

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Woman 1 at the AIMS event

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Woman 1 – “There's quite a variety and you don't have to have all of them to be concussed.”

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Couple of girls at the AIMS event

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Girl 1 – “They could be dizzy”

Girl 2 – “Maybe if they were unconscious or if they had a sore head”

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Girl 3 at the AIMS event with many kids running at the back

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Girl 3 – “Kind of feel a little bit nauseous feel like you want to spew up a little bit”

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Woman 1 at the Aims event

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Woman 1 – “It can be blurred vision, it can be dizziness”

Girl 4 at the AIMS event

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Girl 4 – “When my brother had it he said that he felt like he was upside down”

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Girl 5 at the AIMS event

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Girl 5 – “When they're acting a bit weird”

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Woman 1 at the AIMS event

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Woman 1 – “Sore neck, sore head”

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Boy 1 at the AIMS event

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Boy 1 – “Not remembering names”

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Girl 6 and Woman 1 at the AIMS event

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Girls 6 – “If there were to be feel dizzy or to be acting different, then I think they'd kind of have a concussion”

Woman 1 – “Loss of appetite which for kids at this age is pretty unusual.”

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Girl 3 at the AIMS event

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Girl 3 – “And you just kind of get a little bit vague not very much to say”

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Boy 2 at the AIMS event

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Boy 2 – “Were like dizzy or they were acting a bit differently”

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Text appears: “For more information on concussion visit”

ACC SportSmart website address under the text:

accsportsmart.co.nz

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