“You know, veterans come home and they may not be bipolar, but after they've been through a war with PTSD or a head injury, their families have a handful when they come home.” KnowsMayWarHomeInjuryComing HomeVeteranPtsdHandfulBipolarHead Injuries Author:David O. Russell
“Bull riding is probably the most dangerous sport in the world in terms of head injuries.” WorldSportsTermDangerousInjuryRidingBullsHead InjuriesDangerous Sports Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“Every time you sustain a head injury, the risk gets higher and higher. I always said that if there ever was a point where the risk was more than minimal, I would stop playing.” IfsSaidRiskHigherInjuryNhlGetting HighConcussionsHead Injuries Author:Pat LaFontaine
“I'm sure there have been guys who didn't realize they had a concussion and just kept playing. It's a violent game. The head injuries are the most dangerous to play with. We're trained to play no matter what. If you can run, and you're able to focus and know your responsibilities, you're usually out there playing. You wouldn't have enough players if no one played hurt. Especially if you're, like, on special teams, you're going to do everything you can to stay in the game.” IfsKnowsHas BeensMatterEnoughPlayRunningAbleGuyGamesRealizingHurtResponsibilityFocusPlayerTeamSpecialDangerousNo Matter WhatViolentNflInjuryWhat IfConcussionsHead InjuriesSpecial Teams Author:Mike Brown
“The Bush administration has been doing everything it can to hide the huge number of returning veterans who are severely wounded - 17,000 so far including roughly 20 percent with serious brain and head injuries. Even the estimate of $500 billion ignores the lifetime disability and healthcare costs that taxpayers will have to spend for years to come.” YearsHas BeensNumbersBrainSeriousHugeCostPercentLifetimeIncludingBillionsAdministrationInjuryDisabilityHealthcareWoundedVeteranTaxpayersHuge NumbersHead Injuries Author:Joseph Stiglitz
“One of my greatest anxieties as a mother is head injuries.” MotherAnxietyInjuryHead Injuries Author:Rachel Zucker
“I really, really fear head injuries. But when people hit their heads in movies or fall down - I can't stop laughing.” PeopleI CanFallLaughingInjuryFalling DownHead Injuries Author:Rachel Zucker
“Even if no learning to speak of was involved in locking my mental term onto doorknobs, it is odd to say that therefore my possession of a doorknob concept is innate, just as it is odd to say that my head-injury-caused singing is innate.” IfsSpeakTermInvolvedSingingConceptsPossessionOddInjuryInnateHead Injuries Author:David Papineau
“There are some cases that have come to my attention where there's been a head injury, or getting struck by lightning and surviving, with really no disability or residual. So there are cases that I'm aware of where there's been some incident which triggered the acquired savant ability, but is not associated with long term disability, so that can occur. But I think that's probably the exception rather than the rule in that I think many of the acquired savants do end up with some residual disability.” ThinkingLongEndsTermAbilityAttentionCasesLong TermInjuryExceptionDisabilityLightningSurvivingIncidentsResidualSavantsHead Injuries Author:Darold Treffert
“I begged her, 'Please don't leave me stranded in the middle of some primitive zarking forest with no medical help and a head injury. I could be in serious trouble and so could she.'" "What did she say?" "She hit me on the head with the rock again," Ford responded curtly. "I think i can confirm that was my daughter." "Sweet kid." "You have to get to know her," said Arthur. "She eases up, does she?" "No, but you get a better sense of when to duck.” ThinkingKnowsDoeSaidI CanHelpingKidsTroubleMiddleRocksSeriousSweetPleaseDaughterMedicalForestsEaseInjuryMy DaughterDucksPrimitiveLeaving MeArthurStrandedDon't Leave MeHead InjuriesMedical Help Author:Douglas Adams
“This made no sense to me, probably because I speak English and have never had a head injury.” MadeSpeakInjurySpeak EnglishHead Injuries Author:Tina Fey
“It seems to me that unless you or someone very close to you has had a bad head injury, you really can't fathom it. You have no concept of what it is all about. It was so difficult for my whole family, not just me.” WholeSeemsDifficultConceptsInjuryWhole FamilyFathomHead Injuries Author:Barbara Mandrell
“After enough concussions the head injuries blur together.” EnoughTogetherInjuryBlurConcussionsHead Injuries Author:James Nicoll
“A proper saute pan should cause serious head injury if brought down hard against someone else's skull. If you have any doubts about which will dent, the victim's head or your pan, then throw that pan right in the trash.” IfsShouldHardCausesDoubtSeriousVictimInjuryTrashSkullsHead Injuries Author:Anthony Bourdain