What are the Dangers of a concussion? What if a football player took a blow to the back of the head‚ what would happen? More than likely some injury occurred‚ but what parts were effected? And what will damage to those areas cause‚ short or long-term? Football is a contact sport‚ and injuries are to be expected‚ but is it really worth the risk for possible permanent damage to the most important organ there is? Concussions are a serious injury‚ and need to be treated that way‚ as the organ effected
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Professor Utter PEP 351 20 November 2013 Concussions With all the excitement sports in our country and even around the world bring‚ some horrific injuries occur due to the competiveness of each participant. The human body can only take so much‚ and seems like a big target when competition is involved between two or more teams. An injury that has evolved the most out of all the injuries that can occur to someone is the concussion. According to the National Athletic Trainers’
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you have a concussion. Most of the concussions leave you at home for a couple of days and others can leave you with a very very serious mental disease. Football is the sport with the most concussions per year. Children are the most prone to have a concussion because of the fact that there brain is near fully developed. Football has been around for since 1869 and the risk of a concussion has been plaguing the mind of every athlete. Many people believe that football has the most concussion per year
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Have you ever experienced a concussion? A concussion is a form of brain injury‚ also known as minor head trauma or mild head injury‚ resulting from punches‚ falls‚ blunt force trauma‚ or any other impact to the head. Headaches‚ emotional irritability‚ and unpredictability are all common symptoms of a concussion. Concussions in pro sports are becoming an international problem because they are becoming more and more common; they can end careers‚ and can have long term affects on the brain if not treated
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rate of concussions among high school students has doubled in the last decade‚ more than 3 million were reported in the last year alone (headcasecompany.com). The government should enact more laws on the proper treatment of concussions in schools by educating athletes on the risks of untreated brain injuries‚ adequately training coaches on how to encourage the importance of healing rather than playing and properly instructing the athletic trainers on site of the different varieties of concussion symptoms
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A concussion is a brain injury that is caused by a blow‚ impact‚ or even violent sudden movements such as shaking. A concussion can occur with or without the loss of consciousness and can lead to problems later on. Concussions have some noticeable symptoms including confusion‚ headache‚ dizziness‚ vertigo‚ nausea and vomiting‚ fatigue‚ and drowsiness. Some other symptoms of a concussion include ear ringing and slurred speech. All signs of a concussion can be lasting symptoms of concussions as well
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Estimates regarding the chance of an athlete in contact sport experiencing a concussion may be as high as 19% per season. Common signs reported by athletes that has suffered from a concussion may include: headaches‚ nausea‚ dizziness‚ blurred vision‚ sensitivity to light or noise‚ and loss of memory. Acute evaluation continues with the assessment of concussions. First‚ the athlete should establish the presence of any loss or other alteration of consciousness (LOC). LOC
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Loren Powers 11/20/2012 English 102 The Dangers of Concussion in Football In a country that thrives on competition it is no wonder Americans have embraced football as their favorite sport. Every weekend during football season‚ millions line up‚ tune in‚ or change the channel to watch their favorite teams do battle for 60 minutes. It is a rough physical game and at the collegiate and professional levels‚ played by some of the worlds best athletes. There are many dangers involved when
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Tackling the Concussion Issue Imagine that feeling when all your friends are playing football‚ but your parents do not let you because they are afraid of concussions. You would feel left out‚ right? In an ESPN survey‚ two thirds of the parents said they were afraid of concussions and think it is a big issue (Lavigne‚ 2012). Football is an awesome experience for kids on and off the field‚ so‚ why take that away from them? Parents should let their kids play football with the risk of concussions because
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such as head trauma. Head injury is a complex structure that needs to be deal with not only by the players but also the people surrounding them. Concussion is a type of head injury that used to be treated mildly because of its light side effects but is now proven to cause deficiency in later life
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