DEFINITIONDEFINITION

 

A concussion (ACCORDING TO WEBMD) is a type of traumatic brain injury that is caused by a blow to the head or body, a fall, or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull. Although there may be cuts or bruises on the head or face, there may be no other visible signs of a brain injury.

PERSONAL EXPERIENCEPERSONAL EXPERIENCE

Symptoms Symptoms

MEMORY LOSSMEMORY LOSS

NOT THINKING CLEARLYNOT THINKING CLEARLY

FEELING SLOWED DOWNFEELING SLOWED DOWN

NOT BEING ABLE TO CONCENTRATE NOT BEING ABLE TO CONCENTRATE

NOT BEING ABLE TO PROCESS NEW INFORMATIONNOT BEING ABLE TO PROCESS NEW INFORMATION

PHYSICAL PHYSICAL

HEADACHEHEADACHE

BLURRY VISIONBLURRY VISION

VOMITINGVOMITING

SENCETIVITY TO LIGHT AND NOISE SENCETIVITY TO LIGHT AND NOISE

LACK OF ENERGYLACK OF ENERGY

BALANCE PROBLEMSBALANCE PROBLEMS

EMOTIONAL PROBLEMSEMOTIONAL PROBLEMS

EASILY UPSET OR ANGEREDEASILY UPSET OR ANGERED

DEPRESSEDDEPRESSED

NERVOUS NERVOUS

ANXEITY ANXEITY

SURVEYSURVEY

CONSEQUENCES CONSEQUENCES

20% OF RETIRED NFL PLAYERS WHO HAVE HAD 20% OF RETIRED NFL PLAYERS WHO HAVE HAD CONCUSSIONS, HAVE SUFFERED WITH CONCUSSIONS, HAVE SUFFERED WITH DEPRESSION. THAT IS THREE TIMES THE RATE OF DEPRESSION. THAT IS THREE TIMES THE RATE OF PLAYERS WHO HAVE NOT SUFFERED A PLAYERS WHO HAVE NOT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. CONCUSSION.

SPORTS SCIENCE!!SPORTS SCIENCE!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFkWTGKNLT8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFkWTGKNLT8

CONTROVERSIAL CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENTSTATEMENT

CARSON PALMER, AN EXPERICED QUARTERBACK IN CARSON PALMER, AN EXPERICED QUARTERBACK IN THE NFL STARTED QUITE A STIR WHEN HE STATED IN THE NFL STARTED QUITE A STIR WHEN HE STATED IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED THAT, “SOMEBODY IS GOING SPORTS ILLUSTRATED THAT, “SOMEBODY IS GOING

TO DIE PLAYING FOOTBALL”TO DIE PLAYING FOOTBALL”

RESOURCESRESOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES 10/21/2010 ISSUE –Toni MonkivicNEW YORK TIMES 10/21/2010 ISSUE –Toni Monkivic

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