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When a boxer is hit in the head by a moving fist, what type of concussion injury does this cause

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Coup injury

Step-by-step explanation:

"Concussion" refers to a traumatic experience or an injury of the person's brain. The trauma enforced is mechanical in nature and is usually direct. People with this injury may or may not have any signs of external bleeding. Common symptoms are: headache, dizziness, vomiting, loss of smell, memory loss, etc.

A coup injury refers to an injury that results directly below from where the impact occurred on the brain. If the boxer is hit in the head, it is a direct impact of the moving fist. Such injury can be categorized as a coup injury.

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