this day. Nationally there are 1.6 to 3.8 million concussions every year‚ and the chances of receiving a second concussion are twice as likely to occur. A concussion is a complex mental process that affects the brain‚ typically induced by trauma to the brain. Concussions happen when the brain moves rapidly inside the head after receiving a bump or blow to the head. Research continues on prevention‚ but nothing good has come of it so far. I don’t know that you can prevent concussions because if you
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Impacted Lives of the NFL The world of sports is filled with injuries many from hard hits to the head causing concussions. The sports world has been very busy lately addressing lawsuits‚ putting together committees and discussing various rule changes. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy says “The NFL and its clubs have long made player safety a priority and continue to do so.”(Morelli pg2) But is this the complete truth. Concussions are a very serious occurrence in the sports world today. Concussions
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The brain is a sensitive organ as it is important‚ and the occasional knocking of it can lead to a concussion head injury. A concussion is a "trauma induced alteration in mental statues that may or may not result in loss of consciousness‚ " (article 2)‚ and the aftermath of numerous concussions isn’t one athletes desire. The repetition of attaining concussions is related to permanent brain damage directly through the severity of the symptoms displayed in the victim. Once a player manages to attract
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Concussion Information Sheet A concussion is a brain injury and all brain injuries are serious. They are caused by a bump‚ blow‚ or jolt to the head‚ or by a blow to another part of the body with the force transmitted to the head. They can range from mild to severe and can disrupt the way the brain normally works. Even though most concussions are mild‚ all concussions are potentially serious and may result in complications including prolonged brain damage and death if not recognized and managed properly
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Football‚ is it dangerous? Football is a huge sport in America. It is played at a professional level‚ a college level‚ a high school level and even a junior level. The main problem when people are playing is the related injuries. Football can cause very serious health problems‚ therefore new safety rules and gear should be created. Not only can the damage of football be lethal but it can lead to mental conditions. How many concussions can a person take before they die? The effects of concussions
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In the NFL there’s been an increase in the number of players suffering from multiple concussions. Concussions are a short-term disturbance in brain function caused by a mild or sever head injury. A sudden impact jolts the head in a certain direction‚ then the force of the impact slams the brain against the inside of the skull and the brain bounces back against the opposite side of the skull consequently causing a concussion. The most common symptoms of concussions consist of headaches‚ confusion
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("Doctors: Junior Seau’s brain had CTE" n.p.). Suffering from CTE led to the incapability for Junior Seau to think logically. In an interview Gina Seau stated "It’s important that we take steps to help these players. We certainly don’t want to see anything like this happen again to any of our athletes." ("Doctors: Junior Seau’s brain had CTE" n.p.). Unfortunately‚ the Seau family is not the only family that has had to handle the devastating loss of a loved one due to brain injuries from many years of football
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Gantt Apple Eng 101 Section 74 Severity of Sports Concussion Abstract The sports concussion is a brain injury that athletes suffer in many different sports. This injury is caused by trauma to the brain‚ which is cause by a blow to an athlete’s head. The different types of concussions are broken up into three different grades. The grades include mild‚ moderate‚ and severe. The different grades share most of the same effects caused by the concussion. The major difference in the concussions is
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‘traditional’ rugby tackles‚ the chilling statistic that “5-25% of injuries in rugby league are head injuries” still remains. This has led the NRL to be proactive in eliminating them from the game. NRL chief executive officer Todd Greenberg has introduced a new rule into the competition which not only encourages players to put an end to dangerous tackles‚ but aims to prevents the rapidly increasing rate of head injuries: “If you lift a player and put him in a dangerous position‚ you will
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Control and Prevention). While participating in a high school sport is normal‚ the players would not want to miss a game if they did not have to‚ and many of the players assume that if they go to the athletic trainer as soon as the game is over that the injury cannot get worse throughout the course of the game. This is a common trend among athletes especially high school and college athletes because their lives revolve around the sport and their teammates. Increasing the chances of getting
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