and competition comes a lot of injuries and accidents. The game that has the most serious injuries and is the most dangerous is football. The classic game of American football must be banned from scholastic sports leagues because it causes many types of serious injuries that have detrimental effects on the lives of students both now and in the future. With a sport as physically demanding as football there is always a high risk of injury. One of the most serious injuries sustained by athletes in this
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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 see. Sure it’s scary‚ but informing other people about how dangerous
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Concussions have consumed the minds of millions of young athletes in our world today. This injury has gone frequently undetected for a substantial amount of time‚ especially in high school sports. The time table for return with this injury is foggy as it could consist of weeks‚ months‚ and even in some cases years. Concussions in sports has been a widespread problem for athletes for many years‚ the damage they can do can be life threatening. 3‚800‚000 concussions were reported in 2012 regarding sports
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cognitive functions that the brain performs on a daily basis. People can survive with traumatic brain injuries or strokes and still function to a point. The brain is an amazing organ that can be resilient and bounce back from brain injuries due to an accident or stroke‚ depending on which areas of the brain are affected. If certain areas of the brain are affected then the person could lose the ability to see‚ speak‚ remember‚ function‚ or even die. A person’s brain continues to change and develop
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Jennifer Mundy Grand Canyon Nursing 433v Research Critique part 2 The most common and effective scoring system that we currently use to describe a patients level of consciousness in someone who had a serious brain injury is the Glasgow Coma Scale. This scale is extremely effective in the medical field and has helped in many serious situations. However this scale does have some limitations when dealing with patients in the pediatrics department. There is a separate version in pediatrics
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happens every game‚ a player gets hit very hard and is injured in some sort of way. In the current days of football‚ concussions are the most common and most dangerous injury there is and should be given more attention to protect players and athletes. Whether it’s short term or long term‚ concussions can cause serious damage to athletes brains and in serious cases put them in the hospital. While NFL players shake off concussions as not being that bad‚ they need to be taken very seriously as children across
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concussion? A concussion is a form of brain injury‚ also known as minor head trauma or mild head injury‚ resulting from punches‚ falls‚ blunt force trauma‚ or any other impact to the head. Headaches‚ emotional irritability‚ and unpredictability are all common symptoms of a concussion. Concussions in pro sports are becoming an international problem because they are becoming more and more common; they can end careers‚ and can have long term affects on the brain if not treated properly. Concussions
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Developing Adult Critical Care (GM6314) Neurogenic fever management following traumatic brain injury patients Word count: The measurement of body temperature and treatment of fever have long been considered to be within the domain of nursing practice. Intensive care unit (ITU) nurses are well positioned to lead the way to best practices for fever management ’ ’ grounded in current evidence for their vulnerable patients with TBI. Introduction On the other hand‚ fever in the early stage
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concussions and head injuries are just a part of sports‚ but research shows other wise. A lot of doctors and neuropsychologists (doctors who specialize in understanding a relationship between the physical brain and behavior) believe that this is false‚ and these problems can be prevented. The prevention of traumatic head injuries is very possible by learning the correct way to wear equipment‚ knowing what equipment is required‚ and lastly knowing the signs of a head injury. One of the first ways
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acrm.org/brain- injury/cognitive-rehab-task-force APA Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. (2010). Healthcare trends in america 2010: Improving access to health coverage. Retrieved from http://www.bcbs.com/employers/healthcare- trends-report/Chart-1-1.html Bolander‚ C Brain Injury association of Delaware (2013). About Us and What We Do‚ retrieved from http://biaofde.org/About-Us/ “Brain Injury Rehabilitation” Bancroft N.p.‚ n d. Web 12 Mar. 2013 <http://www.bancroft.org/brain-injury/>. "Cognitive
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