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 the seriousness of the effects
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with a severe concussion. During my freshmen year‚ after a soccer game I was diagnosed with having trauma to my head. Originally‚ I was told that I would only have to miss a few week of school and possibly a month of soccer. Although‚ those few weeks turned into four months‚ and that month turned into six months. At moments it felt as if I was robbed my life‚ I could not see my friends‚ play soccer‚ read‚ go to school‚ and even walk without becoming incredibly dizzy. The concussion later on led
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the audience of is whether or not the NFL taken appropriate measures in concussion prevention and rehabilitation? B) Tie this in with my own personal experience of having two concussions and the emotional and physical effects it had on me. My dad’s hockey career was also cut short because of experiencing several concussions. C) Wrap up introduction by talking about my subtopics. These include the health effects of concussions‚ the NFL’s actions‚ and moving forward in the
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Concussions are a serious matter‚ that can lead to permanent brain damage and in some cases can lead to death. Because of this athletes who suffered from a concussion during a sport should be required to sit out for longer periods of time‚ so their brains can heal completely. The two reasons why athletes should be required to sit out longer is because the consequences of a second concussion can be severe‚ and also the consequences for just one concussion can also be very severe and last a lifetime
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hockey is especially strenuous on someone’s head. The most recent and accurate study on concussions in the NHL was done in seven seasons over 1997-2004. This study showed that 559 players had gotten a concussion during regular season games over seven seasons(Concussions Statistics Tallied in Study of NHL). In football there are more full body injuries than there are head injuries. Yes football players can get concussions and do but not as often as injuring the rest of their body. The total number of injuries
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shaking and suddenly everything goes black. Concussions are a common injury when it comes to contact sports. A concussion is
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their sport several times over the course of their career. One common injury in contact sports is also one of the worst and therefore‚ a solution to lessen the commonness must be found and enforced. Concussions come in varying levels of “grade” and pain intensity. Some symptoms of a typical concussion are headache‚ confusion‚ and amnesia. The injury is most often produced by acceleration or deceleration of the freely moving head. Or in other words‚ by a traumatic hit to the head‚ which causes bruising
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Joe Able Football Helmets & Concussions POW!! CRACK!! I just attempted to deliver a key block on a 240lb linebacker in order for my quarterback to score a touchdown. Our helmets collided. I was dizzy‚ the lights got brighter‚ and my head was pounding; I could have sworn I had a concussion. On the sideline a teammate said I’d be fine and that I was going to have the game of a lifetime. I strapped my helmet back up and went back onto the field. I actually did have that game of lifetime‚ but at
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Concussion Management Policy in the School Setting Name Institution Date Concussion Management Policy in the School Setting Introduction Purpose/Specific Aims Concussion management is not only a duty and role for school nurses to play‚ it is also part of the law as provided in The Concussion Management and Awareness Act‚ in Chapter 496 of the 2011 Laws. Thus‚ it is paramount that nurses working in schools ensure that they follow the provisions of the law of managing concussions and develop a protocol
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Contact sports today such as hockey are very fast paced‚ and dangerous. Due to the high level of contact in the game of hockey‚ injuries such as the concussion have become more common. Due to the injury‚ the National Hockey league has made various changes in rules and which has impacted the way the game is played. As both a player and a fan of the sport‚ I disagree with the alterations that have been made. In my argument‚ I intend to show organizations such as the National Hockey League that the
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