• CADmonkey@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Im not a medical professional, but I thought if someone was knocked out for mote than a few minutes there’s a good chance they just wont wake up again?

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      1 year ago

      It’s a probability thing. It’s used as a proxy indication of the severity of the concussion. A person who can’t stay awake after a head injury is an immediate rush to the trauma room, they probably have internal bleeding and their brain tissue is dying.