happen anywhere and it is especially a problem in a health and social care setting. It can affect both staff and patients as it is a slip hazard‚ they could fall and hurt themselves such as breaking a bone‚ dislocating a certain area or getting a concussion. A slippery fall could cause any amount of harm to an individual. An example is when I was on my work experience in one of the wards I visited somebody had slipped over and passed out‚ but then later died of unknown causes but it could have the
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The field of sport psychology is a fascinating and exploding field to be apart of; with the current national focus on health from the overweight third grader to the professional football player with a concussion history‚ sport psychology has the possibility of impacting all those areas and many more. Being a relatively new field in the grand scheme of psychology means that the variety of backgrounds‚ qualifications‚ certifications and licenses is as vast as those sports psychology can help. From
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Persuasive Essay Did you know that more than ever NFL players are having more and more serious injuries? A study done over 2000 NFL games shows that NFL players are at more risk than ever. The reason for this surge of injuries is‚ the turf fields. Because of the way turf is designed it tends to be a lot harder than grass We need to get rid of all the turf fields in the NFL to protect players safety. It turns out that players were 77 percent more likely to tear their ACL on turf compared to regular
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of having a concussion be removed from the game and not permitted to play again until they have been cleared by an appropriately trained professional (Lincoln). This is something that many people feel is common sense‚ but the reality is that this does not always happen. Based on U.S. Lacrosse rules‚ a player should not return within 1-3 weeks after obtaining a concussion (Lincoln). The rules state that a player should sit out longer and longer periods of time after receiving a concussion as the brain
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Should your child be able to play football at an early age. Children under the age of 10 shouldn’t be able to play because eighty-seven of 91 former NFL players who donated their brains to science after death tested positive for a brain disease! Even professional football player can get hurt or brain diseases. Another reason‚ When Oakland Raiders NFL running back Maurice Jones-Drew retired recently at just 29 years old‚ he said his life had been focused on football for 24 years and he needed a change
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In concussion Dr Omalu is a pathologist‚ who finds neurological deterioration in Mike Webster’s brain a former hall of famer. Dr. Omalu decides to name his discovery chromatic traumatic encephalopathy(CTE). Later on he gets his breakthrough publishing it in a medical journal. Dr omulu sets out on a journey to notify people about CTE and the great damage it is cause in football. Dr Omalu status as an immigrant hurted his mission to get people to believe him about CTE. He went through struggles to
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essay How do injuries happen in middle school? What causes severe injuries in middle school? If you get an injury and you’re just joined the basketball team or soccer team or what Many injuries can occur in middle schools‚ such as concussions‚ back injuries‚ and ankle injuries. Some sports that may cause similar injuries are basketball‚ football‚ baseball‚ workouts‚ track‚ and soccer. In basketball‚ you can get an ankle injury‚ knee injury‚ and sprains. You can get your ankles broken by someone
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In recent years soccer has been growing in popularity but so have trips to the emergency room (ER). In the article “Heads up: concussion risks more soccer players to visit the ER” by Associated Press. Kids are going to the ER because soccer can cause head injuries‚ sprains‚ and fractures. In the article‚ it states that soccer is a dangerous sport and causes kids to go to the ER more. Soccer attracts kids of all athletic. According to LaBella a doctor in an emergency room most of the injuries she
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attention with the recent development of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy from concussion in high contact sports. Players want to return-to-play (Menta‚ 2016)‚ so that they can keep their jobs and continue to make lots of money and the National Football League was allowing them to play since they know fans came to watch the star players play. Recently the National Football League has started implanting new concussion protocol along with hiring outside doctors not affiliated with them to give these
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Concussions in Football Roger Goodell‚ the NFL commissioner‚ has been under a lot of scrutiny for the past couple years for his attempts to change the rules to decrease and pretty much get rid of violent hits to the head and neck to protect the players. These rules are under scrutiny because there are many people that are saying these rules are making the game of football a “soft game” and ruining it in a sense. Football has been a game that since its beginnings has always praised and celebrated
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