Research Report I am currently studying sports related concussions, specifically focusing on the effects of these injuries and what is currently being done to prevent them. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury usually caused by a blow to the head. In sports today concussions are a very hot topic, as a sports enthusiast, I love to watch anything sports related even if it’s just sports news like ESPN for example. ESPN and other new stations have been covering sport related concussions for some time now. I have seen some of my favorite players take a major blow to the head and have to be pulled from the game or even multiple games due to a concussion. I even see retired athletes with long term neurological symptoms due to concussions during
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The program is called heads up: Concussion in High School Sports. The “heads up” program consisted of a booklet, wallet card, clipboard sticker, video, posters, Athletes fact sheet, parent’s fact sheet and a CD-ROM which provided the necessary documentation to educate everyone in the athletic community. The general thought of coaches in the past has been that if an athlete is injured he must need to come out for a few plays, but they would not look into a concussion until this program came about. A study of the “tool kit” showed that 50% of the coaches that responded to the CDC survey of the “tool kit” changed their views on the seriousness of concussions. (Evaluation 115) This equated into 65% of coaches actually implementing what they learned from the “tool kit”. (Evaluation 115) The distribution of over 1.3 million educational materials will help coaches understand concussions and prevent them in the …show more content…
In fact in a study done of Idaho’s athletic staff only “32.67% of Idaho’s high schools had full-time, daily access to a licensed athletic trainer to attend to injuries sustained during sport practices as well as games”. (Faure, Caroline 12) This is in some of the larger schools, schools with a lower population seem to have an even smaller budget which leads to even less resources, and in fact the access to a licensed clinician was down to 11% (Faure, Caroline 13) in these areas. The lack of resources does not stop there, in the same study they found that on 27% (Faure, Caroline 13) of parents had necessary resources at their disposal to treat their child. Even with all of the required documentation these athletic leaders just do not have the resources to keep their players healthy. This makes it impossible to decide if a player can be allowed to return to the game yet most players are thrown back in with constant concussion symptoms. Now some of these coaches do run their players through concussion protocol, but they aren’t a qualified clinician so many players are at risk for additional brain
The program is called heads up: Concussion in High School Sports. The “heads up” program consisted of a booklet, wallet card, clipboard sticker, video, posters, Athletes fact sheet, parent’s fact sheet and a CD-ROM which provided the necessary documentation to educate everyone in the athletic community. The general thought of coaches in the past has been that if an athlete is injured he must need to come out for a few plays, but they would not look into a concussion until this program came about. A study of the “tool kit” showed that 50% of the coaches that responded to the CDC survey of the “tool kit” changed their views on the seriousness of concussions. (Evaluation 115) This equated into 65% of coaches actually implementing what they learned from the “tool kit”. (Evaluation 115) The distribution of over 1.3 million educational materials will help coaches understand concussions and prevent them in the …show more content…
In fact in a study done of Idaho’s athletic staff only “32.67% of Idaho’s high schools had full-time, daily access to a licensed athletic trainer to attend to injuries sustained during sport practices as well as games”. (Faure, Caroline 12) This is in some of the larger schools, schools with a lower population seem to have an even smaller budget which leads to even less resources, and in fact the access to a licensed clinician was down to 11% (Faure, Caroline 13) in these areas. The lack of resources does not stop there, in the same study they found that on 27% (Faure, Caroline 13) of parents had necessary resources at their disposal to treat their child. Even with all of the required documentation these athletic leaders just do not have the resources to keep their players healthy. This makes it impossible to decide if a player can be allowed to return to the game yet most players are thrown back in with constant concussion symptoms. Now some of these coaches do run their players through concussion protocol, but they aren’t a qualified clinician so many players are at risk for additional brain