industry‚ but new studies have been released showing that in high school kids 11.2 kids get a concussion out of 10000 games or practices. But what are concussions? A Concussion is caused from a violent shock or a heavy blow to the head‚ causing the brain to hit one of the sides of the skull sending a shock wave in your head. Studies show that getting concussions can cause memory loss‚ Alzheimers
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suffered from wounds and a massive head injury which caused him to forget all of his life experiences of his past. Retrograde amnesia can change a person’s life forever‚ and this is accurately reflected in “The Bourne Identity”. The causes of retrograde amnesia are still under research but it is known that this type of amnesia is most commonly related to a head injury of some sort. Retrograde amnesia is believed to be caused by loss of consciousness‚ brain damage‚ or even some kind of psychological
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Athletes should take more time out of their sport when they get a concussion or other head injury because it could lead to brain damage in the future‚ it could be very serious‚ and because high school students are a lot more prone to concussions. However‚ on the bottom of the first article it states there has been a rise in technological advances that claim to minimize injury and protect a child’s developing brain from lasting damage. Even though it sounds like it protects them from concussions‚ it is
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feels they have to live for. Most Americans mistakenly believe that all injuries in football are easily taken care of or petty which is not true. In Fact plenty of injuries are concussions and brain damage is much harder to recover from when your kid vs an adult. Football is too dangerous for high school due to the fact of the kids are not fully developed‚ the equipment is not protective enough‚ and there have been plenty injuries in the past. Nowadays football is very entertaining and very fun sport
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football exposures resulted in an injury‚ while eight out of every 1‚000 collegiate football exposures in an injury.” In a way‚ high school football players tend to get injured easier because they are not fully developed like the adults. Their tissues are not as strong as the collegiates & their brain isn’t fully developed either. In that case‚ too much hits on the head can seriously injure them. The article states that are ways
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permanent brain damage and illness in later life due to the violent sport. Some may even die. There are many consequences linked with boxing the more common of the two: brain damage‚ and the second one: death. During a boxers career‚ they will suffer many serious blows to the head‚ these all add up and contribute to illness later on in a boxers career. About eighty per cent of all professional boxers have permanent brain scars that can be seen on MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans. If brain tissue
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Football players are a magnet to head injuries‚ hard hits‚ concussions mostly and many other death leading damage. All of these injuries and situations leading to death shows you that it is a good idea for schools and recreation departments to start eliminating football programs because of safety issues. An Article by "Hard Knocks" By Gabriel Charles Tyler states that “The National Football League (NFL) for years denied there was a link between the sport and brain damage‚ but in 2009‚ it acknowledged
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that happen in the USA every year‚ according to article 1. The debate has been should players have to sit out longer to heal from concussions. Players should have to sit out longer because concussions can lead to long term injury‚ delayed reaction time and dizziness‚ and brain damage. Sitting out longer is a small price to pay for a child’s well being. Concussions can cause more damage if you don’t give them time to heal. Concussions can cause you to have slower reaction times and also dizziness
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should not be in aports because of there brain ( a concussion)‚ the risk of not playing ever again‚ and since there are people wanting sports to be more safe. To begin with‚ when people play sports they have a risk of there brain. In source 1‚ it states playing a sport can risk you life not only your brain. I think that aports are a cause of danger because i is true you can hurt really bad
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a lifetime (“Concussions and Football”). A concussions is a severe blow to the head and results in rapid movement of the brain inside the skull (Concussion and Football). Concussions occur all the time during sports and have a huge toll on football players. Nearly 47% of high school concussions occur during football (Big plays‚ big injuries). They can be the worst type of injury if serious because concussions symptoms can last for a lifetime and could be deadly. If someone gets a concussions then
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