Concussion Management Policy in the School Setting Name Institution Date Concussion Management Policy in the School Setting Introduction Purpose/Specific Aims Concussion management is not only a duty and role for school nurses to play‚ it is also part of the law as provided in The Concussion Management and Awareness Act‚ in Chapter 496 of the 2011 Laws. Thus‚ it is paramount that nurses working in schools ensure that they follow the provisions of the law of managing concussions and develop a protocol
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Almost all of America has seen or heard of the popular sport football. Football’s main objective is to get the ball across to the opponent’s goal. As a way to protect the opposing team from scoring‚ the players can tackle members of the opposing team. As a result of tackling an opponent‚ it can lead to concussions which can be detrimental. Concussions consist of forceful collisions against the head and can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy or C.T.E‚ a degenerative brain disease. As a result
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Concussions are a big topic in sports today more than what they were a few years ago. Many athletes suffer from concussions do to helmet to helmet contact or from extremely hard hits. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that alters the way your brain functions and may result in temporary unconsciousness. I agree that an athlete should be pulled temporarily from any game or sports activities if they suffer from a concussion if they are younger than eighteen. But if they are eighteen or older
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America is a country that loves all kind of sports‚ but the three major’s sports that almost all Americans love are baseball‚ basketball‚ and football. Football is a core part of the American experience. Football is considered a must see to understand the United States‚ but have Americans ever taken a step back and looked at the drawbacks of American Football? Even though football is a sport that people have enjoyed for a major part of America’s history‚ recent studies have shined a light on the
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In the game of football hitting is one of the key aspects of the game. For some fans this is one reason why they attend football games in the first place. Hitting for fans gives excitement and gives off the impression of football being a gladiator sport. Which football is‚ because of the way hitting and tackling are a part of the game. The way hitting is taught is by use of the helmet and facemask. The person that is tackling the opponent is taught to put the top of their helmet where the facemask
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Have you ever thought of what happens to the brain during a concussion or how to treat one? A concussion is a head injury that is usually involved with sports injuries. Concussions are growing in how many people get them each year and need to be attended to when someone has one. People might not think they have one‚ but certain symptoms of a concussion might say otherwise. A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury that is caused by a blow to the head or body‚ a fall‚ or another injury that
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studies have indicated that the NFL is a common place for concussions. The logic behind this argument is that football is a contact sport which means that heads are always smashed every game‚ every week. In this case‚ every game players experience kicks and blows on their heads. The prevalence of concussions in the league has continued to rise despite various efforts to rule by the NFL to prevent concussions (Teramoto et al. 6). Many concussions are continuing to be reported despite the introduction
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Concussion screening test are important in identifying head trauma amongst NFL athletes. The King Devick test is an accurate and credited screening tool for concussion. It has been used in 40 different peer reviewed articles and medical journals as an effective sideline screening test for concussion. The K-D test can be administered on the sidelines by coaches‚ parents (Leong et al.‚ 2014)‚ athletic trainers or other medical professionals to subjects as young as 5 year olds (Galetta et al.‚ 2014)
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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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Concussions and their effects on our brain In an everyday game of contact sports a variety of things can happen to an athlete‚ however‚ it’s how you deal with those “things” that counts. A concussion on an athlete can be fatal if not treated properly and diligently. An approximate 60 tackles are made in a single football game‚ but it only takes one to possibly change an athlete’s life forever. The aspect of a healthy brain versus an unhealthy or injured brain is immense‚ not just in the view of
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