Concussions and Repercussions Concussions‚ they are the most common injury not only in sports but also in everyday life. Concussions affect any gender‚ size‚ and age‚ and the severity has no age limit‚ it will affect anyone no matter how they obtain the injury. Concussions are found mostly in today’s youth who play organized sports. Concussions are crippling the minds of our youth in today’s society because of all of the contact sports they are associated in. The goal of this paper is to show information
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Concussions In Sports Concussions are very serious injuries in sports now a day. They seem to be occurring more and more as players start trying to become faster and stronger. NFL.com did an article in 2010 that showed in the 2010 season that the concussion rate had gone up 21% from 2009 (Press). A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that is caused by a blow to head or body‚ a fall‚ or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull (Healthwise 1). The concussion can either
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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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Concussions or traumatic brain injuries are a major issue because they impair brain function and the results can be permanent‚ impacting the day-to-day functioning of players and their loved ones for the rest of their lives. They are caused by blows to the head and depending on the area(s) of the brain injured and the severity of the trauma‚ some of the effects include problems with concentration‚ thinking‚ memory‚ vision‚ balance and coordination (dizziness). Because of the decrease in cerebral
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Football Concussions you’re running the ball‚ 5 yards away from your 10th touchdown in 5 games. Boom‚ the defender takes you out‚ you go flying in the air with your helmet flying off‚ and you have no protection from the ground and your head. When you land‚ you twist your head and you hear a loud crack at the moment of impact‚ almost breaking your neck and smashing your head wide open. everyone in the crowd grows silent‚ You stay down for 10 minutes‚ feeling nothing but sharp‚stabbing‚ burning pain
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League (NFL) rule book for the safety of NFL players. The helmet-to-helmet hit rule is as follow: using any part of the helmet to butt‚ spear‚ or ram any part of the opponent’s helmet (Azpiri). A helmet-to-helmet hit is illegal in the NFL now. The punishment for a helmet-to-helmet hit for a NFL player is being fine with a gradual increase the next times they do it and/or suspension depending on the player’s penalty history. I propose for there not to be a helmet-to-helmet hit rule. The NFL should
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The NFL and Head Injuries: Should the NFL be Held Liable? Cameron B. Ford ENG 325 Intermediate Composition Prof. I. Muhammad May 12‚ 2014 The NFL and Head Injuries: Should the NFL be Held Liable? Head injuries caused by collisions during play in tackle football games can be linked to depression‚ violent behavior‚ and occasionally even death in former NFL professionals‚ one can argue the National Football League is not liable for injuries‚ behaviors‚ or death of current or past players as
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I am independant and very stubborn. This past winter during basketball season I received a concussion one day during practice. Concussions are way more difficult to cope with than most people think. I knew the people who loved me did‚ and that they would always be there for me. However‚ before my concussion I never truly had to rely on them. I love my friends and family to death but I am very independant. I hardly ever want help with anything because I want to do it all by myself and I am really
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Sports are very dangerous because of how many concussions you get in each sport‚ brain injuries‚ and many other injuries. The first sport that I am going to be talking about is football. In football‚ there have been 3.8 million brain injuries. Also‚ 33 players died from heat stroke in 1995 to 2008. Another reason is in 2007 there were 9 indirect and 4 direct male deaths. The last reason is a study showed that out of 91 deceased players‚ 96% of them had a brain disease. The next sport that I
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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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