INTRODUCTION Head injury is including injury of scalp‚ skull and also the brain. Approximately statistic in Malaysia from year 2009 to 2010 that more than 6‚000 people accidental death sustain with a head injury. According to Deputy Minister of transport Malaysia ‚ Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri said most of the cause of death among the passengers and pillion riders is head injury (56.5%) ‚ brain injury (38.1%)‚ head and brain injury (34%) and head fracture (27.9%) .(nuffnang.blogspot). This scenario should
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Concussions or head injuries‚ derived from minor bumps or reiterated collisions‚ are earnest occurrences that are not to be taken lightly. As a matter of fact‚ head injuries were proven in many cases to relapse and cause long-term effects; such as brain damage. In integration‚ concussions can not only affect the physicality of athletes but their cognitive and mental status. With these factors‚ injured athletes should not be pressured to reduce their time "sitting" out‚ instead‚ let time to sanction
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until he slipped on a rock that somehow got onto the field. The boy was falling. He hit his head on the field‚ the impact crushing his helmet. The crack of his skull echoed throughout the stadium. The boy was dead. He was one among the estimated 53‚000 people that die from traumatic brain injuries every year. Involvement in sports and recreation activities may cause traumatic brain injury. A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) occurs when an external force traumatically injures the brain. This is a serious
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Closed Head Injury Case Study Y.W. is a 23-year-old male student from Thailand studying electrical engineering at the university. He was ejected from a moving vehicle‚ which was traveling 70 mph. His injuries included a severe closed head injury with an occipital hematoma‚ bilateral wrist fractures‚ and a right pneumothorax. During his neurologic intensive care unit (NICU) stay‚ Y.W. was intubated and placed on mechanical ventilation‚ had a feeding tube inserted and was placed on tube feedings
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Football Related Head Injuries Introduction: I. Attention Getter: Imagine you’re an NFL quarterback taking a three step drop‚ you have 5 seconds if that to get rid of the ball before a 350 pound defensive lineman comes charging at you and throws you to the ground‚ as your falling you slam your head against the ground causing your brain to rattle against your skull. You now have a concussion and will watch from the sideline the rest of the game. II. Thesis Statement: “No guts‚ No glory‚” is
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A concussion‚ also known as a mild traumatic brain injury‚ results from a blow to the head (“NFL Head Injuries”). The concussion epidemic‚ an ever rising problem in sports today‚ has become very prominent‚ especially in the NFL. With the new research that has surfaced in the last couple years‚ the NFL has received grief for not doing enough about concussions and their risks after the fact. The NFL has not done enough on the topic of concussions considering the fact that the league still continues
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The article “The Effect of Protective Headgear on Head Injuries and Concussions in Adolescent Football (Soccer) Players” by J. Scott Delaney‚ Ammar Al-Kashmiri‚ R. Drummond‚ and J. A. Correa‚ the authors examine the effectiveness of protective headgear in teenage athletes. For their study they focused on the Oakville Soccer Club in Oakville‚ Canada‚ using soccer players ages 12-17. The athletes were to fill out a questionnaire examining their 2006 season‚ asking information about concussions they
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Head injury Any trauma to the scalp‚ skull or brain‚ TBI. Head trauma includes an alteration in consciousness‚ no matter how brief. Common causes: motor vehicle crashes and falls. Firearm‚ assaults‚ sports-related injuries‚ recreational accidents. Deaths occur at three points in time after injury: 1) Immediately 2) within 2 hours 3) 3 weeks after the injury GCS on arrival is also a strong predictor of survival: GCS < 8 30% to 70% chance of survival. GCS > 8 indicating >90% survival. Neurological
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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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When I was younger I remember kids getting concussions and head injuries. Every day millions of athletes get concussions. Every time you get a head injury‚ you are to a greater extent probable to another. So I believe that in every way that athletes should sit out longer if they have a concussion. Concussions Are very dangerous‚ and can lead to further injury. It is stated in article 1"The Center for Disease control estimates more than 300‚000 sports-related concussions occur each year in the United
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