The NFL and other organizations that have instances of concussions are simply not going to go away. While many will outweigh the rewards financially‚ for playing pro football with the costs of a shorter life‚ others will consider if concussions should be an acceptable part of the game. In order to continue allowing sports with higher than average amounts of concussions applied ethics needs to be implemented. The decision of whether to play or not to play changes based on the level. For instance
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is a concussion. A concussion is a brain injury characterized by an onset of impairment of cognitive and/or physical functioning‚ and is caused by a blow to the head‚ face‚ or neck‚ or a blow to the body that causes a sudden jarring of the head (i.e.‚ a helmet to the head‚ being knocked to the ground). After concussed‚ a player can be vulnerable to brain damage and can experience physical‚ emotional‚ and cognitive symptoms. Nevertheless‚ the majority of players who have received a concussion can fully
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Association‚ NCAA‚ sanctions an Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing‚ ImPACT‚ test to be given before an athletic season begins. This test includes six different types of assessments‚ which quiz the mind on reaction time‚ memory‚ and attention to detail. This test is usually repeated after a diagnosed concussion to verify the symptoms have subsided and the athlete can start the process of returning to his or her sport. A Post Concussion Symptom Scale‚ PCSS‚ acts as another mandatory
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September 11‚ 2001‚ is a moment frozen in time. It was on this day that the world seemed to stop turning‚ and its course would never be the same again. It was the day of the largest organized attack on American citizens that took the lives of 2‚976 innocent everyday people (attention grabber).It not only destroyed buildings‚ it destroyed lives. Not only the innocent lives of the thousands murdered in the burning buildings were destroyed‚ but the lives of their families were destroyed‚ and their
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There is a funny thing about love. And that is the fact you never tell as to whom your mate will be. Regardless of how long the relationship may be‚ we never know who out there will be the one we call our mate. You may have similar interests‚ backgrounds or have the same sense of humor‚ but through it all one question sticks out among many folks out in the world today. Does age have a bearing on whether or not to enter a relationship? Some feel that you will eventually fall in love with someone half
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perspective: Sports & Concussions Concussions in High School Sports: Are They Worth the Risk? Should School Football Be Banned? by Bran L. Mahaffey‚ MD The risk of serious injury or accidental death to our youth is much higher than football participation while riding their bicycles‚ swimming in home pools‚ walking or riding to school or living in homes where alcohol‚ prescription drugs and household poisons and toxins are stored. Editor’s Preface Following the suicide death
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What are the causes and effect of concussions in sports? The head injury can cause a lot of effects like short term memory‚ memory loss and maybe discomfort. Head injury is common in contact sports like football‚ basketball‚ baseball etc... Concussions are not fun for anyone‚ especially if you have to sit out for the recovery process. “The international journal‚ Brain‚ published a study showing evidence of an increased risk of brain injury among athletes‚ who absorbed repeated hits to the head
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A concussion is a injury that should be taken seriously due to the parts of the body it effects. The definition of a concussion is that "it’s a trauma induced alteration in mental statues that may or may not result in loss of consciousness." (Article 2) Concussions for a student athlete vary in healing time‚ however‚ I believe that the brain should be fully healed before resuming all athletic activities. The reasoning behind this perspective is due to the possibility of future damages to the athlete
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Each year‚ approximately 1.6 to 3.8 billion Americans receive concussions from sports and recreational activities . Many of the people suffering from concussions are involved in competitive sports‚ especially high school sport teams (The Center for Disease 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
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The moment my head crashed into the roofs grab-handle of the car with tears streaming down my face was the moment I realized that this mistake would follow me for a very long time. This was the result of a very minor incident‚ causing me a bad concussion that would have a very major impact on my junior year of high school. After this accident I was not able to attend a full day of school for six weeks. Those six weeks were spent with non-stop pain as well as headaches‚ light and noise sensitivity
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