risks later in life‚ because of the trauma that is put towards the head area which leads to more serious head injuries. According to Simon Flynn‚ Andre Waters‚ who was a former player in the National Football League‚ and who died at age of only forty-four had a brain of an eighty-five-year-old. If more preventions were in place in football then Water’s’ chance of having an unhealthy brain at a young age would have been lower. The NFL (National Football League) has a bigger issue to worry about rather
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Blood‚ cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and brain tissue are all constituents of the cranium. The pressure within the cranium is known as intracranial pressure (ICP); it is the same as that found in the brain tissue and CSF. (2) The pressure-volume relationship between ICP‚ brain tissue‚ blood‚ volume of CSF‚ and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) is known as the Monro-Kellie hypothesis.(12) This hypothesis states that the cranial compartment is considered as an enclosed and inelastic container‚ which has
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an increased risk of combat stress‚ depression‚ and injuries. Due to the war in Iraq and Afghanistan‚ many service members return home with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or polytrauma. TBI occurs when a sudden trauma or head injury disrupts the function of the brain and may happen from a blow or jolt to the head or an object penetrating the brain (Military‚ 2016). TBI is also known as the “signature injury’ caused by war. Other than brain injury‚ veterans also suffer from polytrauma. Futhermore‚
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after a brain injury emotions can be hard to control. A traumatic brain injury can change the way people feel or express emotions. A person may experience bouts of laughing or crying‚ which have nothing to do with how the person is actually feeling.
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Abdirahman Abdi February 20‚ 2013 English 112‚ room B12 Professor Q. 1st Draft Traumatic Brain Injury in the NFL About 5.3 million people in the United States suffer traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year‚ (Center for Disease Control). The probability of succeeding TBI for people with previous brain injuries is quite high; a study shows a person with two TBI’s is eight times more likely to have another‚ than a person who never had head trauma. TBI has been most commonly associated with
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SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 26 Feb. 2016. "A concussion is a bruise to the brain caused by a sudden blow to the head....Of all the severe injuries in contact sports‚ it is one of the most common”(1). This is relevant to my topic because it explains what a concussion is‚ and this can help explain why the people need to be more concerned about concussions. A bruise to the brain is known as a concussion. It is a common injury‚ but also one of the worst ones. “Studies show‚ after the first concussion
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Understanding The Impact of Acquired Brain Injury on Individuals Define acquired brain injury. (ABI) It is a brain injury damage caused by the events after birth‚ rather than as part of genetic or congenital disorder. It affects cognitive‚ physical‚ emotional‚ social or independent functioning can result from either traumatic such as physical trauma due to accidents‚ falls‚ assaults. Describe possible causes of acquired brain injury. Trauma to the head‚ Brain tumors‚ strokes‚ Cerebral hemorrage
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Fall Assessment: The Impact of falls in the Elderly Grand Canyon University: NRV433V-1030 Date: November 01‚ 20013 Falls and its related injuries is alarming problem with the elderly population that needed prompt attention of authorities and society‚ impact on the elderly population is serious. In the article many aspect of falls and its impact in the elderly population is studied. It is important to reduce the associated risk factors of falls in the elderly. Falls continued
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Question 2: According to Georges and Das (2023)‚ "Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) may result from anywhere from a simple blow to the head to a penetrating injury to the brain." In short‚ TBI is a sudden injury that causes damage to the brain. Also‚ the incidence of TBI is high in males in all age groups‚ in American Indians‚ and in low and median-income families. For instance‚ there was an incident with a 65-year-old man involved in a motor vehicle collision in the backseat and not wearing a seatbelt
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Cause and Effects Head Injuries in the NFL Over 60% of NFL players have suffered from at least one concussion in their professional career. The NFL should consider the impact of head injuries that plague many players past and present. Many football players suffer from concussions‚ and may experience CTE chronic traumatic encephalopathy‚ chronic headaches and loss of memory. Over 3‚800 players or families of living and deceased players have now sued the NFL due to head injuries (King). Many concussions
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