Concussions - The Hidden Risk to Student Athletes

CONCUSSIONS EACH SEASON THE AVERAGE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER RECEIVES MORE THAN 1,000 BLOWS TO THE HEAD OF A MAGNITUDE GREATER THAN 10 G-FORCE. COMPARISON HE G-FORCE CHEST ACCELERATION DURING CAR CRASH AT 30 MPH WITH AIRBAG EXTREME FOOTBALL F-16 FIGHTER JET ROLL EQUALS IMPACTS CAN EXCEED 60 IS0+ ..•●.... G-FORCE G-FORCE G-FORCE 1977-2011 CONCUSSIONS OCCUR AROUND MORE THAN 250 OF THE 1000 BLOWS ARE GREATER THAN 3x 100 30 THE RATE OF CATASTROPHIC FOOTBALL HEAD INJURIES FOR G-FORCE HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS IS 265 HIGH SCHOOL THREE TIMES THAT OF COLLEGE PLAYERS FOOTBALL PLAYERS G-FORCE SUFFERED CERVICAL CORD INJURIES JARRING CONCUSSION STATS 2011 15% × メ X OF ALL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS-RELATED INJURIES ARE CONCUSSIONS 47.1% 100,000 OF ALL CONCUSSIONS IN HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ARE FROM FOOTBALL FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE CONCUSSED PER YEAR O/1997-2008 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CONCUSSIONS INCREASED 8% ANNUALLY OVER 11 YEARS UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES 41% OF STUDENT ATHLETES WITH CONCUSSIONS GET BACK ON THE FIELD TOO SOON. DON'T PUT YOURSELF OR YOUR CHILD AT RISK. MAKE SURE YOUR COACHES AND ATHLETIC TRAINERS ARE PUTTING PLAYER SAFETY FIRST. In Partnership With http://physics.info/acceleration http://wwunc.edu/depts/nccs/FBCATReport2011.pdf http://loyolahealth.org/about-ushnewswirelresesarch-football-players-may-be-more-nulnerable-alzheimers http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/sports/physics/4212171 http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/earty/2012/01/Z7/0363546511435626.abstract GLOBE UFE Trends in Concussion Incidence in High School Sports: A Prospective 11-Year Studylm Sports Med May 2011 39 958-963 published online before print January 29, 2011. BECKON Catastrophic Head Injuries in High School and College Foothall PlayersAm J Sports Med July 2007 351075-1081; published online before print March 9, 2007. AND AE CO