tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post7083894759453435995..comments2024-03-11T05:26:34.143-05:00Comments on Women Who Serve: Azarenka sustains concussion, collapses on courtDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-56763534008353377302010-09-01T23:06:04.949-05:002010-09-01T23:06:04.949-05:00I'm with you. Fall down and hit your head--get...I'm with you. Fall down and hit your head--get dizzy, your head aches, can't see right---concussion. I don't know what was going on in terms of the monitoring, but it doesn't seem right.<br /><br />(I'm having a bit of trouble with comment editing, so my edited comment omits some things I meant to save.)Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-46662891708316519662010-09-01T22:59:49.041-05:002010-09-01T22:59:49.041-05:00Yeah, it was scary. And yes, her symptoms on cour...Yeah, it was scary. And yes, her symptoms on court could have indicated other things, but I'm fairly certain I read a statement tonight (perhaps hers?) which said that she was examined by MDs prior to the match and they approved her to play, so the medical staff knew she had suffered head trauma.<br /><br />If it's true that she was examined, and if it's also true that she was being monitored by the medical staff - the actions of the trainer and whoever else was with him/her at Vika's chair on court seems pretty negligent. Dizziness/vertigo; vision problems; headache; confusion are the things that were being said by the teevee folks while this was going on. (I assume overheard by the reporters). Those are classic concussion signs, including one potentially serious one (the vision problems). <br /><br />Sorry to go on -- this is a button pusher for me, obviously. I thought we were past the point of dismissing head injuries as no big deal. I hope Vika has an uneventful recovery.<br /><br />RebeccaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-84375387835534398012010-09-01T22:54:59.826-05:002010-09-01T22:54:59.826-05:00Did you see Dulko shooing ballkids away so she cou...Did you see Dulko shooing ballkids away so she could actually get to Azarenka with some ice? <br /><br />Azarenka just didn't look right at all. Her symptoms could have reflected a number of things, but there were people who saw her fall on her head before the match, and it was known by all who mattered that she had fallen. I don't quite get it, either.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-6905005702996878082010-09-01T22:22:08.319-05:002010-09-01T22:22:08.319-05:00I have had a number of concussions so I know how t...I have had a number of concussions so I know how they present; it sounds like you do, too. I am honestly appalled that the USO MDs (prior to the match) could not diagnose Vika's, and allowed her to play. Then to miss what was going on with her ON court, when she asked for the trainer... it's mystifying to me. One statement I read mentioned that she was being monitored, but it doesn't seem like it. They offered her a medical time out. ? What was that supposed to do for her? I hope it really wasn't as poorly handled as it appears from the outside looking in.<br /><br />You don't need an MRI to diagnose a concussion, so a lack of MRI is not why they missed this. I just-- I can't believe that the situation reached the point where she collapsed on the court (and hit her head again). I'm very glad she has come through this without manifesting something much more serious.<br /><br />RebeccaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com