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Head Injuries in High School Sports

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Head Injuries in High School Sports

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Concussions in High School Sports

More than 750,000 Americans each year report injuries received during recreational sports, with 82,000 involving brain juries. Brain injuries cause more deaths than any other sports injury. Studies show that Emergency Room visits, for kids between the ages of 14 and 19 have more than tripled (Sports Activity After a Concussion Slows Recovery - NYTimes.com.). While awareness has increased, many parents, coaches and players don’t understand how serious concussions can be. Many players and sometimes even coaches and parents seem more concerned with when they can go back to sports. But when is too much simply too much? Everyone needs to pay more attention to concussions and how serious they are.

Concussions can cause permanent damage. “There’s strong evidence that children recover better’’ than adults from certain catastrophic brain injuries like strokes, as well from brain surgery, Dr. Giza said. ‘‘But concussions may be different,’’ he continued (Sports Activity After a Concussion Slows Recovery - NYTimes.com.).  Concussions can cause many problems down the road. Some people who suffer from serious concussions can never live a normal life. Concussions can cause permanent brain damage, which causes mental problems (Sports Activity after a Concussion Slows Recovery - NYTimes.com).

High School athletes are more vulnerable for getting concussions. Younger kids play football or other sports that can cause concussions. 60,000 cases of concussions occur among high school students (Sports Activity after a Concussion Slows Recovery - NYTimes.com). Researchers believe young athletes may be more vulnerable than adults to lasting damage from these head injuries because their brains are still developing (http://www.dailyherald.com). One Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-Paterson, NJ said “We’re playing Russian roulette with our children’s lives” (Sports Activity after a Concussion Slows Recovery).

Concussions can affect a student’s performance in school. “They had suppressed attentional resources,” said Dr. Steven Broglio (Sports Activity after a Concussion Slows Recovery). A new study shows that student athletes who return to sports quickly after a concussion appear to have a slower brain recovery than teens that stay off the field longer (Sports Activity after a Concussion Slows Recovery - NYTimes.com).  Students can have trouble concentrating in school("Heads Up": Concussions in High School Sports). Students may have trouble in class, which may cause failing grades which eventually might get them off the team ("Amnesia." The Gale Encyclopedia of Science).

However, some parents and coaches are saying that the doctors should be able to say if they can play or not. The doctors have the right tools, they say. Traditionally, the physician or school relies on the students' self-report on their symptoms (Heads Up": Concussions in High School Sports.).  Athletes are reluctant to complain about any symptoms because they are scared to get pulled out of the game (Heads Up": Concussions in High School Sports).

Now, even some coaches are saying that they need the player for the next game because they simply don’t have enough players. They say that “they are fine for the next game.” Truth is, they are not. A new study shows that student athletes who return to sports quickly after a concussion appear to have a slower brain recovery than teens who stay off the field longer (Sports Activity After a Concussion Slows Recovery - NYTimes.com). Any ways,  isn’t it better to miss just one game then miss next season?

If so much attention is being paid to concussions, why are coaches still playing players after they've suffered a couple concussions? Why aren’t more people concerned with this? 60,000 cases of concussions occur among high school students (Sports Activity after a Concussion Slows Recovery - NYTimes.com).  Everyone has seen that numerous high school students that continue to play often get hurt worse or are even killed. People need to be more serious when it comes to concussions because they can cause permanent and life threating problems.

Works Cited:

"Amnesia." The Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. 4th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2008. Gale Student Resources in Context. Web. 24 Sept. 2010.

""Heads Up": Concussions in High School Sports." 3 Aug. 2004. Web. 28 Sept. 2010. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1069089/>.

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"Sports Activity After a Concussion Slows Recovery - NYTimes.com." Health and Wellness - Well Blog - NYTimes.com. Web. 30 Sept. 2010. <http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/sports-activity-after-a-concussion-slows-recovery/>.

Amnesia

"Sports Activity After a Concussion Slows Recovery - NYTimes.com." Health and Wellness - Well Blog - NYTimes.com. Web. 30 Sept. 2010. <http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/sports-activity-after-a-concussion-slows-recovery/>.

•  concussed athletes showed noticeably less activity in portions of the brain associated with attention
• ‘They had suppressed attentional resources,’’ said Steven Broglio
•  ‘‘There’s strong evidence that children recover better’’ than adults from certain catastrophic brain injuries like strokes, as well from brain surgery, Dr. Giza said. ‘‘But concussions may be different,’’ he continued. 
• Student athletes who return to sports quickly after a concussion appear to have a slower brain recovery than teens who stay off the field longer, a new study shows.
• Every year there are more than 300,000 sports-related concussions in the United States, and more than 60,000 cases occur among high school students.
• More than 750,000 Americans each year report injuries received during recreational sports, with 82,000 involving brain injuries.
• Brain injuries cause more deaths than any other sports injury. Studies show that Emergency Room visits, for kids between the ages of 14 and 19 more than tripled. 

Amnesia

""Heads Up": Concussions in High School Sports." 3 Aug. 2004. Web. 28 Sept. 2010. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1069089/>.

• sports related head injuries occur frequently. 
• more than 300,000 sports related concussions occur each year in the United States
• many physicians serve as the team doctor for their community high schools
• over the past 7 years, more than 300 articles have been published on this. prior to this from 1982- 1996 only 101 articles had appeared
• high school athletes are more vulnerable to concussions than older athletes and may take longer to recover
• loss of consciousness is not an approprite marker for th eprescence absence for concussion
• high school athletes are 3 times more likely to experience a second concussion if concussed once during a season
• more than 5% of high school athletes are concussed each year while participating in collision
• nearly 1.5 million head injuries occur in the U.S. each year
• more than 20% are sports related
• traditionally, the physician or school relies on the studens' self report on their symptoms. 
• many are reluctant to report symptoms in fear they will be removed from the game

Amnesia

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·         If you enjoy cycling, in-line skating, or snowboarding, here are some important safety tips about helmets:

o   Wear a helmet every time

o   The helmet should be worn low and level on your head, and the chinstrap should be snapped

o   All bike helmets now made in or imported to the us must met the u.s. consumer produckt safety commission safety standards.

·          If you hit your head in a crash, throw away the helmet worn during the crash and purchase a new one. While the outer shell of the helmet may still be intact, the inside cushion may be damaged and will not provide enough protection to prevent future head injuries.

·          The most common cause of in-line skating falls, according to the International In-Line Skating Association, are due to hazardous road conditions such as potholes, sewer grates, or unexpected conditions such as hills and heavy traffic. Wearing the proper protective equipment can help prevent injuries.

·         Don't wear headphones; they prevent you from hearing the traffic around yo

·          More than 750,000 Americans each year report injuries received during recreational sports, with 82,000 involving brain juries. Brain injuries cause more deaths than any other sports injury.

·         About 130,000 children a year go to hospital emergency rooms with head injuries suffered in bike crashes.

·         Bike helmets can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent.

·         About 60 percent of all bike-related deaths involve head injuries.

Amnesia

"Amnesia." The Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. 4th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2008. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 24 Sept. 2010.

• Amnesia is a severe threat

• Amnesia can affect anyone

• Amnesia can occur at any age

• Amnesia is a disorder that involves total or partial loss of memory and it is usually caused by trauma.

• global or generalized amneisa is when the person forgets their identity: they forget who they are.

• in global or generalized amniesia, the person forgets who they are but the display no loss of general knowledge.

• Amnesia can be caused by trama. That’s called organic amnesia

• Head injuries, brain lesions, stroke, substance abuse, carbon monoxide poising, malnutrition, surgery and infections can cause organic amnesia.

• Their memory is antograde: evens after the trauma are forgotten.

•  they can remember distant pas well but not the immediate(what happened to naiomi)

• Amnesia can cause stress, economic hardship, and emotional distress.

• Amnesia causes no physical problems