Football Concussions Case Study

Bang! A high school football player just took a nasty head on collision with another player. He's the star quarterback, and he hasn't missed an offensive play since the start of the dominant season. Coaches rush to the field as well as medical professionals, they observe him and it doesn't seem that he has any major injuries that will keep him from finishing the game, but they are left with the question should he return to the field after the big hit or not? Little does Billy and all his coaches know one nasty ding to the head can actually mean a lot more than a seemingly minor pain. If Billy were to have a concussion and he didn't properly recognize the signs and symptoms... That one mere "headache" could be overlooked and result in exceeding long term consequences. Furthermore, any injured athlete with signs or symptoms of a concussion should be required to sit out …show more content…
Concussions are a serious condition that isn't something to play around with. As stated in "article 2", "Whether a concussion is acquired through a seemingly minor bump on the head, or whether it happens after repeated collisions, like those that take place in many contact sports the effects of a concussion are serious and lasting." This tells us that whether Billy just took a minor hit to the head or a second or third concussion from that same season it's nothing to throw to the side and worry about later. Concussions are serious. They don't just go away in a few minutes, Conveniently just in time for the next play on the field, it takes time and healing for the brain to recover fully. While some, (whether it be coaches, parents, fans, or the athletes themselves ), are adamant about the return to the field, they have to also think is it really safe? The answer is no. Would Billy rather miss one quarter of the game? Or the rest of his football career because he overlooked what he thought was a minor hit to the