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Preventing Concussions in Sports

PREVENTING CONCUSSIONS IN IN SPORTS CONCUSSION 101 CONCUSSIONS are a type of TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) that can occur during any blow to the head or blows to the body that cause the head to move back and forth rapidly LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF CONCUSSIONS 90% OF A CONCUSSION ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS OR BEING "KNOCKED OUT" CAN ADD UP, EVEN FROM VERY MINOR BLOWS SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS HEADACHES, PRESSURE IN THE HEAD, SEEMING CONFUSED, DAZED, OR STUNNED FEELINGS OF DIZZINESS, SLUGGISHNESS, FOGGINESS OR GROGGINESS OF A CONCUSSION CONCENTRATION DOUBLE SENSITIVITY OR MEMORY PROBLEMS OR BLURRY VISION TO LIGHT OR NOISE CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY (CTE) CURRENTLY, CTE CAN ONLY BE SYMPTOMS INCLUDE DIAGNOSED AFTER DEATH NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE CAUSED BY MULTIPLE BRAIN INJURIES, SUCH AS MULTIPLE CONCUSSIONS OR BOMB BLASTS INCREASED IRRITABILITY IMPULSIVITY DEMENTIA BY EXAMINING BRAIN TISSUE CONCUSSION FACTS ADULT ATHLETES 0.90 PER 1,000 ATHLETES NCAA'S HIGHEST RATE OF REPORTED CONCUSSIONS: COMPARED TO WOMEN'S HOCKEY 0.04 FOR FOOTBALL NFL CONCUSSIONS COMBINED PRESEASON NFL CONCUSSIONS COMBINED PRESEASON Mo 0.6/9 & REGULAR SEASON GAMES PER GAME218 IN 321. 0.594 PER GAMEI90 IN320 & REGULAR SEASON GAMES 2010 2011 10 FORMER NHL PLAYERS BRAIN TRAUMA THE NFL SETTLED A CLASS ACTION $765 MILLION TO OVER RETIRED NFL PLAYERS AND FAMILIES FILED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT LAWSUIT, AGREEING TO PAY to pay for medical costs and research related to CONCUSSIONS AGAINST THE NHL OVER OF SPORTS RELATED INJURIES IN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES AŘE FROM 15% CHILDREN CONCUSSION OF SPORTS AND RECREATION-RELATED TBI EMERGENCY 62% INCREASE 70.5% IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS FOR DEPARTMENT VISITS SPORTS AND RECREATION RELATED TBIS. INCLUDING CONCUSSIONS, AMONG AMONG 10 TO 19 YEAR OLD KIDS 2001 2009 CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS EVERY 173.285 SPORTS OR O TBIS CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ARE TREATEDARTMENTS IN US EMERGENCY YEAR RECREATION-RELATED SUFFERING A CONCUSSION IS SIMILAR TO A BOMB BLAST ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Researchers have discovered evidence that the brain damage caused by a moderate-size bomb blast (such as an IED) IS SIMILAR TO THE BRAIN DAMAGE CAUSED BY CONCUSSIONS. Another study found that brain abnormalities in patients who have suffered a mild TBI is similar to the brain abnormalities Another researcher studied the brains 68 OUT OF 85 BRAINS found in early Alzheimer's patients of former athletes and war veterans who survived bomb blasts: WERE FOUND TO HAVE CTE IT'S NOT JUST FOOTBALL ACCORDING TO THE CDC, THE ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE GREATEST NUMBER OF TBI-RELATED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS INCLUDED PLAYGROUND ACROSS 9 SPORTS, NEARLY 1 IN 10 INJURIES IS À TBI (9%) BICYCLING FOOTBALL BASKETBALL SOCCER ACTIVITIES SUSTAIN SUSTAIN 10-19 | SPORTS AND RECREATION RELATED TBIS 10-19 SPORTS AND RECREATION RELATED TBIS YEAR OLD YEAR OLD MOST OFTEN WHILE PLAYING MOST OFTEN WHILE PLAYING BOYS FOOTBALL OR BICYCLING FO SOCCER, BASKETBALL, OR BICYCLING GIRLS BOY'S FOOTBALL ATHLETE OR 0.47 TBIS PER 1,000 55,007 TOTAL TBIS HIGHEST RATES OF TBIS EXPOSURES GIRL'S SOCCER ATHLETE OR 29.167 TOTAL TBIS 0.36 TBIS PER 1.000 2nd HIGHEST RATES OF TBIS EXPOSURES HIGHEST RATES OF SEVERE CONCUSSION MORE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER PLAYERS SUSTAINED CONCUSSIONS 11.8% GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL BOYS' SOCCER 8.9% THAN DID ATHLETES IN BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, WRESTLING AND SOFTBALL COMBINED 2010 CURRENT CONCUSSION PREVENTION TOOLS CHANGING REGULATIONS E HELMET RATINGS CANADA HOCKEY USA HOCKEY IN 2011 VIRGINIA TECH ROLLED OUT THE SUMMATION OF TESTS FOR A RATING SYSTEM FOR HELMETS ANALYSIS OF RISK (STAR) RAT INGS OUTLAWED CHECKING TO THE HEAD BANNED BODY CHECKING THROUGHOUT AMATEUR HOCKEY BEFORE THE AGE OF 13 HELMETS ARE RATED FROM 1 TO 5 STARS AS OF 2013, ONLY 4 HELMETS HAVE RECEIVED A 5 STAR RATING 50STATES HAVE PASSED OR HAVE CONCUSSION LEGISLATION PENDING THE RATING SYSTEM ALLOWS COACHES, TRAINERS, AND ATHLETES A way to compare helmets because helmet manufacturers do their own testing on compliance with SUCH AS THE LYSTEDT LAW WHICH REQUIRES YOUTH SHOWING SIGNS OF CONCUSSION TO BE EXAMINED AND CLEARED BY A LICENSED HEALTH-CARE PROVIDER BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO RETURN TO PLAY THE NATIONAL OPERATING COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS FOR ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT (NOCSAE) NEW TECHNOLOGY IN CONCUSSION PREVENTION The NFL has created a $30 million grant to the National Institutes of Health to facilitate research towards protecting against TBIS X2 BIOSYSTEMS SIDELINE RESPONSE SYSTEM (SRS) This is a neurological assessment tablet app that scores A PLAYER'S MEMORY, CONCENTRATION, AND CONFUSION based on their history with concussions A SENSOR SYSTEM integrated with Riddell helmets (the NFL's official helmet sponsor) that measures and records every head impact the player experiences If the impact meets a certain threshold based on input (player position, age, injury history), SRS can send A WIRELESS NOTIFICATION TO STAFF ON THE SIDELINES 32 TEAMS SEASON IN 2013's WERE TESTED IN A PILOT 16 NFL TEAMS BEFORE USING THE APP ON ALL WILL BE SUPPLIED TO COLLEGE TEAMS IN 3.000 X2 SYSTEMS LACROSSE, SOCCER, FIELD HOCKEY, AND FOOTBALL SRS has a database of about 2 MILLION RECORDED HEAD IMPACTS X2 BIOSYSTEMS IS ALSO DEVELOPING A SENSOR PATCH WORN AROUND THE NECK CALLED X-PATCH THAT COULD TRANSMIT DATA ON IMPACTS TO A MOBILE DEVICE The SRS technology is currently used in about 20 NCAA programs BRAINSCOPE CHECKLIGHT GUARDIAN CAPS A skullcap using a LED system to track impacts a player experiences and, using the LED lights, alert staff on the sidelines of potential injury A handheld device that measures BRAINWAVES like an EEG machine Guardian caps are padded, polyurethane covers that fit over existing helmets to detect brain injury 8,000 WERE SOLD IN 2012 AND SCHOOLS OR LEAGUES ACROSS 35 STATES ARE USING THE CAPS DEVELOPED FOR THE MILITARY AND Checklight was created by former NFL player ISAIAH KACYVENSKI & REEBOK DIAGNOSING SOLDIERS, BRAINSCOPE COULD BE THE CAPS CLAIM TO REDUCE22% HEAD IMPACTS UP TO33 % USED FOR ATHLETES http://coaching-athleticadministration.ohio.edu/athletic-administration/ www.cdc.gov/concussion/sports/index.html www.americanheadachesociety.org/facts_about_sports www.cnn.com/2013/08/30/us/nfl-concussions-fast-facts www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6039a1.htm?s_cid=mm6039a1_w www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2013/07/30/helmet-safety-rating-system-stars/2601353 www.brainfacts.org/diseases-disorders/injury/articles/2012/hard-knocks-the-science-of-concussions SOURCES www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/07/30/concussions-college-football-nfl-guardian-caps/2601063 www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/sports/concussion-prevention-for-child-athletes-robert-c-cantu.html?_r=0 www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/health/ten-facts-you-should-know-about-concussions.php www.digitaltrends.com/sports/technology-solving-the-nfls-concussion-problem-is-a-no-brainer-right-not-exactly www.articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-05-16/national/35458105_1_blast-injuries-signature-wound-traumatic-brain-injury www.upmc.com/media/NewsReleases/2013/Pages/pitt-study-brain-abnomalities-of-concussion-patients-similar-to-alzheimers.aspx

Preventing Concussions in Sports

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In the field of athletics, a common dialogue of coaches, administrators, athletes, and the media surrounds player safety and concussions. Although the majority of concussions are not associated with a...

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