uncontrolled environment it acts as safety gear that can minimize and prevent injury to the head. People wear helmets to “protect [themselves] from head injuries that can kill you” (Consumer Report‚ 2016)‚ such as bleeding inside the skull or brain and skull fractures; with the decision to wear a helmet separating the difference of injury and disaster (Consumer Report‚ 2016). Helmets can also be purposeful in preventing traumatic brain injury (TBI)‚ and when American nationwide records were analyzed of over
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players with concussion‚ and 56 noninjured players were monitored for symptoms‚ cognitive functioning‚ and postural stability immediately This was recorded within a time frame of three hours‚ and one‚ two‚ three‚ five‚ seven‚ and ninety days after injury. They also used Scores on the Graded Symptom Checklist (GSC)‚ Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC)‚ Balance Error Scoring System (BESS)‚ and a neuropsychological test battery in the study. The results of the study lead to the conclusion that
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Sports are full of competition‚ but this heavy amount of competition may not be so good for a person’s body; plus‚ injuries are a common thing in sports. It wouldn’t be a sport without an injury occurring. Injuries‚ like concussions‚ are very common in sports like soccer and football. Those are caused by continuous action to the head. Concussions can have long-term effects on the brain‚ like memory loss and diseases like Parkinson’s(Nordqvist). Also‚ the violent plays in today’s sports‚ are not things
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the brain. Moreover‚ the sensors that should detect the bolus in the pathway‚ may not detect it at all or may detect it with an important delay and so the epiglotis can not be closed on time‚ that would provoke the entry of the bolus in the airway. 64-78\% and 40-81\% of people who had stroke suffer from oropharyngeal dysphagia respectively during the acute phase and during the chronic phase \cite{martino}.
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Concussions In Sports Concussions are very serious injuries in sports now a day. They seem to be occurring more and more as players start trying to become faster and stronger. NFL.com did an article in 2010 that showed in the 2010 season that the concussion rate had gone up 21% from 2009 (Press). A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that is caused by a blow to head or body‚ a fall‚ or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull (Healthwise 1). The concussion can either
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players get serious injuries such as broken elbows. Also‚ there is CTE‚ which is a dangerous brain disease. First‚ football causes lots of CTE. Basically‚ CTE is Chronic traumatic encephalopathy‚ and it is type of brain disease. CTE is common to football players. This is a very intense problem because it might change football player’s whole life. According to PMC‚ it says‚ “There are approximately 100‚000 to 300‚000 concussive episodes occurring in the game of
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Intracranial Problems Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Family members of a patient who has a traumatic brain injury ask the nurse about the purpose of the ventriculostomy system being used for intracranial pressure monitoring. Which response by the nurse is best? a. “This type of monitoring system is complex and it is managed by skilled staff.” b. “The monitoring system helps show whether blood flow to the brain is adequate.” c. “The ventriculostomy monitoring system helps check for alterations in cerebral
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fabricated with ethylene vinyl acetate which maintains the stiffness of the mouthpiece to prevent the mouthpiece from becoming deformed. The mouthpiece must have a fitted bite position to enable it to prevent the extra force to the jaw. The stats prove that a change needs to be made with the concussion protocol at all levels of football. They are very startling: “One in 30 football players ages 5 to 14 will sustain one concussion per season. One in 14 high school players will get a concussion
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Life With ALS Have you ever wondered what the meaning behind the infamous ice bucket challenge is? Many people do not fully understand the actual diseases that the ice bucket challenge portrays. ALS and CTE’s are diseases that are developed due to abundance of concussions‚ and lack of treatment for those concussions. Most people who develop these diseases are athletes who played contact sports during their high school years or people who continued and went on to play professional. Many athletes
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year old‚was admitted to ICU with suspected anoxic brain injury;post Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest; and Head Injury. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation was initiated by his son. When the EMTambulance arrived Tony was pulseless‚ cardiac monitoring showed Ventricular fibrillation – he was cardioverted twice at the scene. Inthe Emergency Department (ED) he developed Ventricular tachycardia and required a further cardioversion. CT brain showed subdural brain haemorrhage. Therapeutic Hypothermia (TH) wascommenced
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