are playing a high impact sport and people that have played a high impact sport and have been injured because of the impact. The high impact injuries need to be prevented because if they don’t more and more people will suffer from concussions‚ permanent brain damage‚ and different thoughts and emotions then they had before the injuries. The amount of injuries caused by high impact sports in much more than others. “I don’t think my life will ever be the same” (2) Bryce Monti said after he had two concussions
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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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assesses brain function‚ which is expressed in overt behavior and leads to covert processes in the brain (Reynolds & Livingston‚ 2013). In simple terms‚ neuropsychology is the study of brain-behavior (Reynolds & Livingston‚ 2013). Neuropsychologists usually work alongside a neurologist to determine the functioning of sequelae of CNS dysfunction (Reynolds & Livingston‚ 2013). This test can be used for individuals who sustained an injury after an accident and consequently have a Traumatic Brain Injury
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done. If the NFL is going to be safer they need to relinquish all of their information and research on player brain injuries. Some good things are being done to rule changes to make the game safer‚ but it is still not enough. There is a fine line however between changing rules and changing the game‚ which the NFL will have to navigate carefully. One of the better answers to these brain injuries is to improve the helmet protecting the head. Many developers have made ingenious new ideas to combat the concussion
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Many sports fans are aware of the common injuries athletes sustain in their time of play such as concussions‚ but what many people do not know of are what happens to an athlete after sustaining the head trauma. Diseases like Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy(CTE) can affect athletes many years after sustaining concussions and can lead to death. Many sports corporations such as the NFL are taking steps to help prevent further head trauma to their athletes‚ but
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generation play sports and yeah it may be fun but they might not know the consequences. For example‚ there may be students in high school who believe the worst thing that can happen is a broken bone‚ but no‚ there is many other different injuries that may happen. These injuries can completely affect your daily life and will possibly turn your whole life around. In recent studies it is shown that concussions are very common now especially in athletes‚ no matter what sport they participate in. Some very popular
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bones and a considerable amount of brain; before exiting out the top of his skull (Twomey‚ 2010). The power from the blast shot the iron///////////////////////////////////////////++ rod with such force it came to rest some 30 feet away from the site (Costadi‚ 2006). Gage‚ who never lost consciousness‚ recovered well enough to begin to regain somewhat of a normal life. However‚ he suffered major changes to his personality and behavior‚ due to his traumatic brain injury. He could not stick to plans
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Adam started playing football at abnormal age of thirteen. By the time he is out of high school‚ will have suffered from eight concussions and a broken leg. Sure his leg can make a full recovery but his brain never will. The sport of football is built on violence. Football is a dangerous sport and changes Football is a dangerous sport and needs to equipment and rules needs to be made. Jeffri Chadiha‚ Jeff Sports writer and examiner‚ has multiple ideas of how to make football safer. One way is to
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patient care for people o all ages‚ emergency nurses must possess both general and specific knowledge about health care to provide quality patient care for people of all ages. Emergency nurses must be ready to treat a wide variety of illnesses or injury situations‚ ranging from a sore throat to a heart attack. Emergency room is the first line of care in any hospital. It is the gateway to any medical institution. Having this said‚ Patients in the emergency room are unpredictable. From the number
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perspective: Sports & Concussions Concussions in High School Sports: Are They Worth the Risk? Should School Football Be Banned? by Bran L. Mahaffey‚ MD The risk of serious injury or accidental death to our youth is much higher than football participation while riding their bicycles‚ swimming in home pools‚ walking or riding to school or living in homes where alcohol‚ prescription drugs and household poisons and toxins are stored. Editor’s Preface Following the suicide death
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