Jack Wilkie Comm107 Informative Speech Outline Introduction A) Traumatic Brain Injury’s are an injury that we are still finding out new information on. The extent of this in sports is also on a significantly more extreme level. The question I’m investigating and informing the audience of is whether or not the NFL taken appropriate measures in concussion prevention and rehabilitation? B) Tie this in with my own personal experience of having two concussions and the emotional and physical effects it
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went down he wasn’t able to get up so he had to be carried off the field. Later‚ after the game‚ we found out he got a concussion. It took him days to recover yet he did but he will never forget that day or game. Although he recovered it was hard he was dazed and his brain was damaged . I want to help stop this so that’s why i’m here to tell you what about concussions. Concussions are a type of injury that are caused by getting hit hard in the head. It makes the brain ricocheted inside the skull
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Ronald Peebles Public Speaking Concussions Concussion when you hear this word you that start to think about your brain and some sort of sport or physical activity. Concussion if not taken seriously can be fatal. Happen in sports like hockey‚ boxing‚ soccer‚ basketball‚ and football * What is a concussion? It’s an injury to the brain caused by a blow to the head or by violent jarring or shaking. It is a form of head trauma that often involves loss of consciousness‚ which may be momentary or may
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issue that haunts a lot of athletes around the world. Concussions are making the lives of athletes difficult and they need to be prevented. Having a concussion is a big problem if you’re an athlete playing sports. Not only are concussions traumatic brain injuries‚ but if you get multiple concussions in a certain period of time you might be susceptible to diseases that will later occur in your life. Why are concussions so serious? A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury that can occur after
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bruise or scrape‚one hundred sixty four thousand concussion‚thirty three thousand is a dislocation”(USA today).If you educate people/kids about injuries and what happens more and more people would most likely try to stop getting injured or getting other people injured.The first way to prevent
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shaking and suddenly everything goes black. Concussions are a common injury when it comes to contact sports. A concussion is
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Concussion’s are the most serious injury in sports. Weider stated‚ “Brain injuries cause more deaths than any other sports injury” (42). Do we really know the truth about concussions and the effect they have on the brain? First‚ we must understand what concussions are and the dangers that they posses. From the latest data gathered a concussion‚ “is an altered mental status with a brief alteration in the level of consciousness following blunt head trauma after following up to four hours of head trauma‚ any
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Are concussions the number one killer of athletes? No not quite‚ but close; concussions are proving to be the most common and dangerous injury in sports and in everyday life. Not long ago concussion weren’t thought to be as dangerous as they are now. However now‚ doctors and athletes that have or are dealing with this situation are learning that these injuries are a lot more dangerous than they seem. I happen to be one of the athletes that are sitting out for the season for an injury no one can
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cause he hit his head so hard he got a concussion. B. Background Information 1. History of the Issue: since so many younger kids start to play sports there are a lot of concussions happening to young children today. When you get a lot of concussions as a child you can grow up with permanent disabilities. Players in the NFL committed suicide because of concussions. When we found out more about concussions‚ it was discovered that girls suffer from concussions more than boys. 2. Debatable Question
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I am for athletes having time off because I feel like if you get into a bad accident and suffer from a concussion then you should sit out to let your brain heal before going back. Reasons why I go with this side because if any recognition of a concussion can cause increases of susceptibility to the athlete and their future. Also when you have a concussion there is a higher chance of you getting another one if hit in the head severely. Some people are against waiting a period of time because nobody
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