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Head Injuries in Sports
Head injuries have been a major problem in athletics since the beginning of full contact sports. At the beginning of the sporting world, head injuries were usually minor and non-existent. Today, as athletes are getting stronger, faster and more powerful, head injuries are becoming more severe and causing a greater problem to the sporting world. When a blow to the head is too severe, the injury can cause an athlete to be hospitalized for an extended amount of time or it may even cause death. Prevention for injuries to the head can be attained by better protecting the forehead and temples. ... When an athlete does suffer a head injury, treatment is needed. ... Changes to the sporting world in head protection will help athletes be better protected from head injuries and will prevent future troubles to the athletes.
Head injuries are a problem in sports because athletes are subject to these types of injuries every time they step onto their playing surface. Many objects can cause an injury to the head during an athletic competition, such as another head, elbow, ground, wall, post, and many other objects that can come into contact with an athletes head during competition. After an athlete’s head has come in contact with an object, many times there is thought to be nothing wrong with the athlete even though they may have just sustained a traumatic brain injury. Athletes go back onto the field sometimes after a head injury that did not seem too severe, which is very dangerous and could lead to a more hazardous outcome. “A second traumatic brain injury within one or two weeks of the first can damage the brain out of all proportion to the violence of the injury, so a severe head injury with permanent disability or even death can result from even a minor blow. ... Once an athlete has had a knock on the head, that means the athlete’s brain has been bashed against the inside of their skull and he or she has already done minor damage. Get another knock to the head, especially before the athlete has recovered from the first, and the athlete could be in serious danger. ... Even if the brain is ninety-five percent recovered, a minor blow to the head before it is completely healed can result in permanent brain damage and even death (Marnell).
Approximate Word count = 1955
Approximate Pages = 7.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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