Concussions in Athletes
Tristyn D. Bailey
California Baptist University
Abstract
A growing epidemic in today society are head impacts and concussions cause by contact sports usually happening between athletes. When leaving a head injury undetected, you can result in having long term brain damage and may even prove deadly. To preserve the young athlete’s head health, mental cognition and ability to succeed, it is critical that coaches, players and parents are aware of the inherent dangers and how to properly perform a concussion evaluation. CDC reports have proved that concussions have doubled in the last decade and are proving to be fatal. Statistics and data found from all over the world have given this research paper background to show the importance we need to make about concussions and how to reduce them. As well as concussions they worry for many athletes is second impact syndrome and the symptoms that come with them as this can lead to comas and death. This paper separates what a concussion is from what to do when an athlete receives a concussion. The subplots …show more content…
The risk of concussions is very high in the likes of football, soccer, lacrosse, or any sports that have collision like injuries. It is very unlikely for someone on a team to go without a concussion in a season. As we study about concussions more and more, the better we get an understanding for concussions, such as the effects produced within athletes. The risk concussions pose in health issues for athletes, especially younger generation coming up, coaches, doctors, and athletic trainers are trying to better understand the causes and effects to protect all leveled athletes from concussions. This allows us to see different methods posed on helping identify what risks we take with concussions for our athletes and how to reduce the effects it has on the
Tristyn D. Bailey
California Baptist University
Abstract
A growing epidemic in today society are head impacts and concussions cause by contact sports usually happening between athletes. When leaving a head injury undetected, you can result in having long term brain damage and may even prove deadly. To preserve the young athlete’s head health, mental cognition and ability to succeed, it is critical that coaches, players and parents are aware of the inherent dangers and how to properly perform a concussion evaluation. CDC reports have proved that concussions have doubled in the last decade and are proving to be fatal. Statistics and data found from all over the world have given this research paper background to show the importance we need to make about concussions and how to reduce them. As well as concussions they worry for many athletes is second impact syndrome and the symptoms that come with them as this can lead to comas and death. This paper separates what a concussion is from what to do when an athlete receives a concussion. The subplots …show more content…
The risk of concussions is very high in the likes of football, soccer, lacrosse, or any sports that have collision like injuries. It is very unlikely for someone on a team to go without a concussion in a season. As we study about concussions more and more, the better we get an understanding for concussions, such as the effects produced within athletes. The risk concussions pose in health issues for athletes, especially younger generation coming up, coaches, doctors, and athletic trainers are trying to better understand the causes and effects to protect all leveled athletes from concussions. This allows us to see different methods posed on helping identify what risks we take with concussions for our athletes and how to reduce the effects it has on the