Mrs. Miller
English 12
8 January, 2016
Concussions
Every year it happens again and again. People ranging from the age of 10 up to adults over 30 years old put on a pair of pads and a helmet to go play football. Continually hitting each other increases the chance of a concussion. Concussions occur when the person gets hit in the head which causes a jarring of the brain against the skull. Your brain is a soft organ that is surrounded by spinal fluid and protected by your hard skull. Normally, the fluid around your brain acts like a cushion that keeps your brain from banging into your skull, but if your head or your body is hit hard, your brain can crash into your skull and be injured because your brain is freely floating around. An estimated 300 ,000 sport-related traumatic brain injuries, predominantly concussions, occur annually in the United States. An estimated 250 000 of those are concussions occurring in football alone (Mueller). The rising number in concussions has affected football and caused many changes in rules and …show more content…
"What's All the Headache: Reform Needed to Cope with the Effects of
Concussions in Football." JL & Health 23 (2010): 83.
Daneshvar, Daniel H., et al. "Helmets and mouth guards: the role of personal equipment in
preventing sport-related concussions." Clinics in sports medicine 30.1 (2011):
145-163.
Ezell, Lauren. "FRONTLINE." PBS. PBS, 8 Oct. 2013. Web. 6 Jan. 2016.
Guskiewicz, Kevin M., et al. "Association between recurrent concussion and late-life
cognitive impairment in retired professional football players."Neurosurgery 57.4
(2005): 719-726.
McCrea, Michael, et al. "Acute effects and recovery time following concussion in collegiate
football players: the NCAA Concussion Study."Jama 290.19 (2003): 2556-2563.
Mueller, Frederick O. “Catastrophic Head Injuries in High School and Collegiate Sports.”
Journal of Athletic Training 36.3 (2001): 312–315.
English 12
8 January, 2016
Concussions
Every year it happens again and again. People ranging from the age of 10 up to adults over 30 years old put on a pair of pads and a helmet to go play football. Continually hitting each other increases the chance of a concussion. Concussions occur when the person gets hit in the head which causes a jarring of the brain against the skull. Your brain is a soft organ that is surrounded by spinal fluid and protected by your hard skull. Normally, the fluid around your brain acts like a cushion that keeps your brain from banging into your skull, but if your head or your body is hit hard, your brain can crash into your skull and be injured because your brain is freely floating around. An estimated 300 ,000 sport-related traumatic brain injuries, predominantly concussions, occur annually in the United States. An estimated 250 000 of those are concussions occurring in football alone (Mueller). The rising number in concussions has affected football and caused many changes in rules and …show more content…
"What's All the Headache: Reform Needed to Cope with the Effects of
Concussions in Football." JL & Health 23 (2010): 83.
Daneshvar, Daniel H., et al. "Helmets and mouth guards: the role of personal equipment in
preventing sport-related concussions." Clinics in sports medicine 30.1 (2011):
145-163.
Ezell, Lauren. "FRONTLINE." PBS. PBS, 8 Oct. 2013. Web. 6 Jan. 2016.
Guskiewicz, Kevin M., et al. "Association between recurrent concussion and late-life
cognitive impairment in retired professional football players."Neurosurgery 57.4
(2005): 719-726.
McCrea, Michael, et al. "Acute effects and recovery time following concussion in collegiate
football players: the NCAA Concussion Study."Jama 290.19 (2003): 2556-2563.
Mueller, Frederick O. “Catastrophic Head Injuries in High School and Collegiate Sports.”
Journal of Athletic Training 36.3 (2001): 312–315.