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    Concussions are a serious public health issue, especially among young athletes. A concussion is caused by a blow to the head that causes the brain to shake abnormally. High school football players suffer concussions at a higher rate than college players, with high school players experiencing 11.2 concussions per 10,000 games and practices compared to 6.3 concussions for college players. Basketball is also a high risk sport for concussions among youth, with over 100,000 children treated for basketball-related head injuries from 1994 to 2005, and the rate of head injuries among girls tripling during that period.

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    Concussions are a serious public health issue, especially among young athletes. A concussion is caused by a blow to the head that causes the brain to shake abnormally. High school football players suffer concussions at a higher rate than college players, with high school players experiencing 11.2 concussions per 10,000 games and practices compared to 6.3 concussions for college players. Basketball is also a high risk sport for concussions among youth, with over 100,000 children treated for basketball-related head injuries from 1994 to 2005, and the rate of head injuries among girls tripling during that period.

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    AustinTanner

    52015
    Biology2nd

    concussions!

    Concussion
    athleticsandanimportantpublichealthissuebecauseofthelarge
    numberofathletessustainingtheseinjuries,therelativelyyoungageof
    individualsatthetimeofinjury,andthepotentialforcumulativeeffectsof
    repeatedinjuries.
    Aconcussioniscausedbyabloworjolttotheheadorbodythatcausesthe
    braintoshake.Theshakingcancausethebrainnottoworknormallyandcan
    resultinserioussideeffects.Ifyourchildhitsherhead,beawareofthe
    concussionsymptomssuchasaheadache,nausea,ordizziness,sleeprelated,
    difficultyconcentrating/remembering,orinvolvemooddisruption.
    Highschoolfootballplayersarenearlytwiceaslikelytosustainaconcussion
    asarecollegeplayers,yetitremainsunclearastowhetherrepetitivehead
    injuriescanleadtolongtermbraindisease,concussioncanhurtyourheadreal
    bad.

    Thestudywhichwasananalysisofpeerreviewedstudiesonheadtraumaina
    varietyofhighschoolsports,estimatedthathighschoolfootballplayerssuffered
    11.2concussionsforevery10,000gamesandpractices.Amongcollegeplayers,
    theratestoodat6.3.
    Headinjuryisabroadtermthatdescribesinjuriestothescalp,skull,brain,
    andtissueandbloodvesselsinthechildshead.Someheadinjuriesarealso
    calledbraininjury,ortraumaticbraininjury(TBI),dependingontheextentofthe
    headtrauma.ConcussionisthemostcommontypeofTBI.

    MostpeoplewhosustainaconcussionormildTBIarebacktonormalbythree
    monthsorsooner.Butothers,likeothers,havelongtermproblems
    remembering
    thingsandconcentration.Accidentscanbesominorthatneither
    doctornorpatientmakestheconnection.concussionsymptomis
    headache,weakness,numbness.confusionandnausea,vomiting.
    Concussions
    areasurprisinglycommonoccurrenceinsports.Highschoolathletessuffer
    thousandsofconcussionseveryyear,mostofteninfootball,icehockey,and
    soccer.Concussionsdonotalwaysinvolvebeing"knockedout,"oralossof
    consciousness.
    GoldenStateWarriorsguardKlayThompsontookaTrevor
    Arizakneetotheheadthatlatercaused
    "
    concussionlikesymptoms"andhad

    himthrowingup

    intheOracleArenalockerroom,allearlyindicationsarethat
    he'sjustfine.
    A
    concussionisatypeof
    braininjury
    .
    It'sthemostminorform.
    Technically,aconcussionisashortlossofnormalbrainfunctioninresponseto
    aheadinjury.Concussionsareacommontypeofsportsinjury.Youcanalso
    haveoneifyousufferablowtotheheadorhityourheadaftera
    fall.concussionsinsportshasattractedconsiderablemediacoverageinrecent
    years.Understandably,theearlyfocuswasonprofessionalfootball,agame
    builtaroundhighspeed,fullcontactbetweenheavy,powerfulplayers,butthe
    scopeofreportingandresearchhasexpandedwidelytoincludesportsatevery
    level.Evenprofessionalsportsthatarentdesignedaroundphysicalcontact
    betweenplayerscanresultinconcussions.DuringtheNationalBasketball
    Association2012Finals,OklahomaCitystarJamesHardensufferedonejust
    beforethebeginningoftheplayoffs.
    Duringbasketballpracticelastyear,
    12yearoldNicoleDehartwasshootingtheballwhenadefendertried
    aggressivelytoblockhershot.Thetwoplayersmadecontact,andNicolehitthe
    floorheadfirst.Thewayshewashittookherwholebodyoutfromunderher,
    andshelandeddirectlyonherhead,Atthehospital,doctorsdiagnoseda
    concussionanincreasinglycommoninjuryinyouthbasketball.Overall,about
    109,000childrenandteenagersweretreatedforbasketballrelatedheadinjuries

    duringthe11yearstudyperiod,includingnearly12,000in2007.Boyswere
    mostlikelytoexperiencecuts,fracturesanddislocationsgirlsweremorelikely
    tosufferheadorkneeinjuries.Amongboys,thepercentageofheadinjuries
    doubledovertheperiod,butamonggirls,ittripled.
    Basketballisthecountrys

    mostpopularyouthsport,playedbyonemillionchildren550,000boysand
    450,000girlseachacademicyear.

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