INTRODUCTION Head injury is including injury of scalp‚ skull and also the brain. Approximately statistic in Malaysia from year 2009 to 2010 that more than 6‚000 people accidental death sustain with a head injury. According to Deputy Minister of transport Malaysia ‚ Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri said most of the cause of death among the passengers and pillion riders is head injury (56.5%) ‚ brain injury (38.1%)‚ head and brain injury (34%) and head fracture (27.9%) .(nuffnang.blogspot). This scenario should
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safely tucked in his hand. Other players were charging at him‚ with a killer look in their eyes. But the boy only ran faster. He ran like there was no tomorrow‚ until he slipped on a rock that somehow got onto the field. The boy was falling. He hit his head on the field‚ the impact crushing his helmet. The crack of his skull echoed throughout the stadium. The boy was dead. He was one among the estimated 53‚000 people that die from traumatic brain injuries every year. Involvement in sports and recreation
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to defeat poverty‚ the Johnson administration supported the development of head Start in 1965. This challenged the traditional American family. In the decades following the inception of Head Start‚ it has faced various challenges‚ based on whom represented American in the presidential office. Head Start continued to remain‚ despite funding challenges lack of quality control‚ presidential perception‚ and public opinion. Head Start demonstrates resiliency‚ changing as necessary to remain a program
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play such as concussions‚ but what many people do not know of are what happens to an athlete after sustaining the head trauma. Diseases like Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy(CTE) can affect athletes many years after sustaining concussions and can lead to death. Many sports corporations such as the NFL are taking steps to help prevent further head trauma to their athletes‚ but many critics are questioning whether the NFL is really doing enough. The question on
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These hits to the head can lead to headache‚ loss of memory‚ confusion‚ and even debilitating‚ chronic brain diseases such as dementia. The severity of head trauma in the NFL has been ignored for too long. The National Football League needs to be more concerned with player safety‚ and to institute rule changes that will diminish head injuries. One reason the NFL needs to do more to protect its players from head injuries‚ is the alarming rate that retired players
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health problems if the head injuries happening aren’t properly treated. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that attacks the spinal cord and progresses in damage over a five year period until the average person loses their life. ALS is caused by repeated head trauma that catches up to the body later on causing it to lose it’s voluntary movements such as movement in the legs‚ arms‚ and face. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy(CTE) is also caused by repeated head trauma usually from sports
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On the midnight of 26th September 1996‚ Andrea Colleen was born‚ the first member of the galaxy Adell and Cecille created. All eyes were with her as she has those big‚ bright eyes and fair complexion‚ shining brightly throughout the hospital nursery. Being the only child of her parents‚ they wanted the best of everything for her. Everything that she wanted was given to her‚ may it be expensive toys or lavish clothes. All of these‚ of course‚ were to compensate her parents’ lack of time with her
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All head injuries are potentially serious because they can damage the brain and make someone lose responsiveness. The severity of a head injury depends on how someone hit their head and how hard the impact was. A head injury may cause damage to the brain tissue or to blood vessels inside the skull‚ or even break the skull (a skull fracture). Clear fluid or watery blood leaking from the ear or nose‚ and a deteriorating level of response‚ are some of the signs of serious injury. The severity of a
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Football Related Head Injuries Introduction: I. Attention Getter: Imagine you’re an NFL quarterback taking a three step drop‚ you have 5 seconds if that to get rid of the ball before a 350 pound defensive lineman comes charging at you and throws you to the ground‚ as your falling you slam your head against the ground causing your brain to rattle against your skull. You now have a concussion and will watch from the sideline the rest of the game. II. Thesis Statement: “No guts‚ No glory‚” is
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concussions aren’t such a big deal‚ it is. Concussions are invisible head injuries that can lead to severe consequences such as permanent brain damage or long term head injuries that requires an athlete to sit out our take a break from the sport that they are playing. Head traumas could lead to behavioral mood changes‚ such as personality and mood changes. With mood changes‚ it could be a result of long-term concussions. Long term head injuries could leave a negative impact on athletes. Since concussions
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