...Research Essay Can concussions affect brain function? The question whether concussions can affect brain function has been asked for years. Only recently medical researchers and scientists have found the answers to why concussions can affect the brain severely. Not only have they examined pro sport stars that have died due to concussions but also serial killers who have died or who are still in prison. Many pro football players suffer from concussions the most, since they do play head-on; the ones who have died from other natural deaths were examined. Some serial killers have also agreed to have their brain looked at for irregular brain function, and in both players and killers, there were either undeveloped frontal lobes or damaged frontal lobes. This was the answer they’ve been looking for not only to keep players safe that play pro sports, but to maybe save people from being a victim of homicide. Pro wrestler Chris Benoit suffered brain damage from his years in the ring and getting hit by metal chairs, rails, stairs, and even baseball bats. Maybe that could help explain why he killed his wife, son and also himself. A doctor who studied Benoit’s brain found out that his frontal lobe was damaged. Chris Benoit was a family man and everyone who knew him apart from wrestling, knew that that was most important to him. When he wasn’t wrestling he was with his family. In the ring he wasn’t so nice and his opponents weren’t either so they hit him with any object near the ring. This...
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...slope of brain damage caused by concussions. The increase of concussions in sports has had a major effect on athletes and should be re evaluated for safety precautions. Brain damage is caused by a concussion: "Defined as a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by biomechanical forces” (Halstead 1). In English, it can be described as "A mild brain injury usually caused by a bump or blow to the head” (Tasian 1). “Mild: used to describe the trauma of the physical...
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...players in pain on and off of the field. From them having concussions to broken toes, or in other words from head to toe, every game possibly being there last one depending on the extremity of their next injury they still continue to play and entertain us. In this paper we are going to journey through some of those injuries and issues due to this sport we love and how we could help solve it, and help these athletes we love so much be able to stay in the game of football a little longer. To start off, although we’re just focusing on NFL, I have to let you know it’s not just affecting them, but the little ones we having playing this sport as well. In an article I read entitled, “Hits to the Head Don’t Differ in Age, Research Indicates”, it says that more 25,000 kids ranging from ages 8 to 19 are taken to the emergency room seeking treatment for concussions each year (Belson, 2013). This goes to say that although we enjoy when the adults are doing all this physical contact, but when it’s our own kids do we feel the same way? Well, in this case think of those NFL players as you do your children. What if they could never play again, on or off of the field? In reading another article by Sabrina Rogers (2009), entitled “Top 10 Injuries”, among that list was concussions, and it goes to say that, “A concussion is an injury to the brain that is usually the result of a blow to the head. Symptoms include disorientation, vision disturbance, headache, dizziness, amnesia, loss of balance, difficulty...
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...exposed to complications as the mild cases go untreated. It is vital to have adequate research, which will help in resolving the complications which may result from the mild concussions (Sah 01). The mild concussions are defined by moderate pain and some dizziness as symptoms. Such symptoms are common among the players who head the ball. The players are required to seek medical attention to assure them health and wellness and avoid complications among the players. The pain and dizziness are likely to extend for longer if the relevant medical attention has not been acquired. Heading the ball impacts the head extensively, posing the player to the exclusive threat of proper health. The impacts on the head lead to shock in the brain, which may cause bruises. The bruises are likely to develop to forms of wounds, which may expose the individual to major health risks. The bruises affect the normal operations of the brain leading to more risks to the wellbeing of the individual ("Heads Up! Headers In Soccer Make Players More Likely To Suffer Concussions"...
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...caused by a hard hit or blow to the head, face, or neck which causes ones brain to move and forcefully knock against the inside walls of ones skull. In result of this, one could feel a variety number of symptoms. Symptoms of a concussion can include the following: “seeing stars” or blurred vision, nausea or vomiting, and confusion, blacking out, irritability, slow or delayed responsiveness, slurred speech,...
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...penalty. It has been going on for too long and now with your help we can stop this madness. Each day in the United States, people drive under the influence of alcohol and drugs almost 300,000 times, but fewer than 4,000 are actually arrested for this crime (Federal Bureau of Investigation. Crime in the United States: 2014). According to the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an estimated 9.9 million people aged 12 or older (or 3.8 percent of teens and adults) reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs during the year prior to being surveyed. This was lower than the rate in 2012 (3.9 percent). By comparison, in 2013, an estimated 28.7 million people (10.9 percent) reported driving under the influence of alcohol at least once in the past year (SAMHSA, 2014). In 2012 alone, 10.3 million people reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs in the past year (2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health). Every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. This amounts to one death every 51 minutes. The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $59 billion. The consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs can be numbing; arrests, property damage, injury and most likely death. Based on information provided by the Bureau of Transportation, every two hours, at least three people are killed in alcohol and drug related highway crashes. Not...
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...His most recent one just this past August effectively ended his football career. This is just one example of the many in which multiple or severe concussions have cut short careers in sports. The issue of player safety in sport has become a topic of controversy and debate in recent years. Many professional leagues such as the NFL and the NHL have adopted strict concussion test protocols and procedures for its players. Player safety has no doubt become a major concern in contact sports. The problem is, many of these regulations have yet to address what happens after playing careers are over. What happens to former players’ mental and physical health after they retire? How do players whom have suffered multiple concussions playing contact sports live their lives as opposed to players whom have played non-contact sports such as golf or baseball? What will be questioned in this analysis is do known players that have suffered multiple and/or severe concussions throughout their playing careers due to playing a contact sport develop abnormally high levels of mental and physical health problems at an early age? Previous history on the attempts to lower the frequency of severe injury and concussions have shown advances in equipment and medicine. In the middle of the twentieth century, players participating in contact sports such as football and hockey rarely wore any protective equipment. Due to the increased violence of these sports over time, advances in equipment...
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...posses. How are teams like Debris Assessment Team (DAT) and MMT prepared now to take action against problems that arise in the future? This disaster should not have occurred but it did, why did it? Who is responsible? Will it happen again? If more time was spend of trying to rectify the issue before it got out of hand, maybe the crew of the Columbia would have landed safely as it was supposed to. The space shuttle Columbia STS-107 launched on January 16, 2003 from Kennedy Space Center. During the launch a briefcase-size chunk of foam insulation fell away from a bi-pod ramp on the ships external tank 81.7 seconds after liftoff (Harwood). The foam chunk with velocity smashed a hole in one of the protective shields panels that make up the left wing leading edge. Photos and video shows this happening very clearly. What you cannot see is where the foam actually hit. The only thing that is visible is when the foam explodes after it hits the wing. So at this point the damage is done, NASA knows about it, MMT knows about it, and DAT knows about it. The engineers were getting worrisome with not knowing the extent of the damage. Then they all concluded that the foam did not pose a safety risk. As MMT Chairlady Linda Ham famously said at one point, "it's not really a factor during the flight because there is not much...
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...Project 2.1.3: Map-A-Brain | Name: Lauren Caplinger Date: Block: Introduction---highlight important info The brain is a truly amazing organ. But while there is a good deal we know about the way it functions, there is still much that is unknown. Neuroscientists have the daunting task of trying to decipher how this one structure can control every aspect of our lives. Over the years, scientists have worked tirelessly to uncover the mystery of the human brain. They have studied the external features of the head, the internal structures of the brain and the effect of injuries on this organ to understand how this one organ is able to control the functioning of every human system. In this activity, you will explore the case of Phineas Gage, a young man who, in the 1800’s, suffered a horrific brain injury and simply walked away. He recovered and went on to live many more years, but his friends and co-workers said he was never the same. Physical wounds healed, but internal damage changed the personality of the man they all knew. His case will introduce you to the way our brain works and to the way in which specific areas of the brain control different parts of our personality and our ability to function. You will also explore the history of mapping the function of the human brain, from early methods based purely on observation to current methods using high-tech scans and measurements. In Activity 2.1.2, you built a brain on your Maniken® and explored the primary...
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...because each year millions of Americans in United States has heart attacks and almost half of them die. Many people were able to know how they can survive a heart attack. Brought attention that many women think that breast cancer is most threatening to in fact, they have eight times more likely to die from heart attacks.The Coronary Artery Disease is the cause of death in men and women. It is one of the reason patients being hospitalized until this day. These papers will explain why heart attack is important in many ways that all Americans can survive from it by willing to take care of the body. The human heart is the size of a fist, and it is the strongest muscle in the body. The heart always pumps blood through all of the parts in the body. Even though the heartbeat increases while are active or even when feel sad. The heart gets enough oxygen and nutrients through the coronary arteries. According to World Health Organization (2005) we need to avoid a heart attack because it can cause all Americans to have stress, and everyone can die from it at any time. Heart attack is going through the blood supply into a portion in the heart muscle that being reduce. An obstruction can block one of the arteries in the blood supply in the heart muscle. If the blood does not flow correctly in the heart then heart muscle begins to die. The reason heart attacks save American lives because it can prevent for anyone to have disabilities later on. When anybody has a heart attack...
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...The cost alone for a good club team is enough to call a family meeting due to the sacrifices that each person in the family will have to make. Take the cost of the Timbers Soccer Club, which is a club soccer team in Eugene, Oregon as an example. If your kid makes it through tryouts, the club cost is an annual fee of $1,000, minimum uniform fee of $300, and the cost of a soccer ball at $20, totaling $1,320 just to get started. This is a hefty price for an average family who have more than one kids playing in sports. Time is another factor to consider. The family will have to commit to transporting their teen to and from at least three practices a week, one practice being optional. Because club teams are normally regional, expect hotel cost, and travel costs for the away games, and tournaments around the...
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...Pay rates are likewise normally based around a 40 hour work week. The normal NCAA school football player in Division One spends more than 40 hours a week on their sport. These hours are spread out through meetings, games, travel and other required sessions that understudy competitors must go to with a specific end goal to stay on the team and keep their full grant. In any case, school competitors are not required to just play sports 40 hours a week, but their timetable likewise incorporates a full-time school plan that they should keep up in the event that they need to stay in the school and keep playing school sports. A student athlete has 10 hours of class every week and puts in the required four hours of study for every hour of class, then competitors burn through 50 hours every week considering and going to compulsory classes and study halls. This means that college athletes have to work 90 hours per week just to remain in school on their scholarship. This is the equivalent to working two full-time jobs with a side job on the weekends just to pay their...
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...The Welsh Baccalaureate Individual Investigation ‘A comparison of underage drinking in Wales and England’ Ismail Ibrahim Cathays High School 68720 The Individual Investigation Checklist Name: Form: |Have you? |Student Check |Teacher Check | |Planning | |Looked at example Investigations | | | |Used the booklets and help sheets given to you | | | |Chosen a topic and checked it with staff | | | |Looked at the topic in Wales and another country | | | |Checked that there is enough data on the topic | | | |Chosen and checked a suitable title | | | |Mind mapped your ideas | | | |Filled in and printed your planning sheet ...
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...the best wide receiver in the world. He was playing in his second super bowl with the San Francisco 49ers. Last time was an embarrassment for McCain. The final score was 68-14, a devastating loss for the 49ers. But this time, there’s hope. It’s the last chance for San Francisco to score. They were losing 44-40 just barely behind. A touchdown was all they needed to win them the game. McCain gets a great pass. There were just two defenders to beat. Jerry makes it past the first one, but then he loses his balance. As he finally gets his head up, he notices the next defender, fiercely sprinting towards him. But then, the collision. The defender’s shoulder into McCain's head. There was a gasp from the crowd, his head jolted backwards as the rest of his limp body hurled forward. He landed right on his neck, but by then he was already out cold by the time he hit the ground. The other players desperately waved for the medical staff to get on the field. They immediately brought him to the hospital, this would definitely be his last ever football game, and possible his last day ever. While his frightened family sat outside the operating room, doctors did everything in their ability to save Jerry’s life. After an agonizing three hour wait, Maggie and Betty, Jerry's daughter and wife finally saw the doctor exit the operating room. “Jerry is in very critical condition. His brain is internally bleeding and we have put him into an induced coma until we get the bleeding and swelling under control...
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...with more emphasis on saving fuel. Lesson aims and objectives During this lesson you will learn how to overtake fast moving vehicles on a single carriageway, how to negotiate bends at speed and how to recognise when speed can result in a waste of time, energy and fuel. By the end of this lesson you should be able to: ? explain the difference between progressive driving and speeding; ? explain the conditions that are likely to result in a skid and losing control of the vehicle; ? consistently drive at such a speed that you can stop within the distance you can see to be clear; ? explain what factors need to be considered when assessing how fast a bend can be negotiated safely and the risks involved; ? identify the sharpness of a bend on approach and the most suitable speed and gear to negotiate the bend; ? demonstrate a reasonable level of skill in negotiating bends of differing shapes and complexity; ? explain the likely places it would be unsafe to overtake and why; ? demonstrate a reasonable level of skill in overtaking moving vehicles at speed on a single two way carriageway. ? demonstrate an eco driving style. Subject brief Progressive Driving Speed versus Progress There is one golden rule about speed never drive beyond the limits of your vision - always drive at such a speed that you can stop safely within the distance you can see to be clear. Speed does not necessarily equal progress. For example when you are proceeding...
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