Most football players wont even realize when they have concussions. When a football player experiences a concussion they experience a temporary, trauma- induced an alteration in mental status (Tyler and Nelson 1). Also the player will hear a “bell-ringing” noise, which can cause lasting physical and mental injury, or even result in death (1). According to Tyler and Nelson, “Studies released by the American Academy of Neurology and the National Brain Injury Association indicate that 10% of college and 20% of high school football players receive brain injuries in any given season” (1). Many f these concussions are temporary, but if a player receives their first concussion are four times more likely to receive a second than someone who has never had one (1).
Google’s definition say’s “Shaking baby syndrome is a triad of medical findings: subdural hematoma, retinal hemorrhage, and cerebral edema from which some doctors, consistent with current medical understanding, infer child abuse caused by intentional shaking. In a majority of cases there is no visible sign of external trauma”. Some of us fail to realize that Shaking Baby Syndrome is a serious matter; this is one of many forms of abuse. It is reported as the leading cause of half of baby’s deaths in the United States. It’s not that I didn’t keep an eye on my child at the time anything can happen, in that instant me turning my head to say something to one of my other children, he grabbed her out of her chair that quickly.
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) occur when an external force causes brain dysfunction. A mild TBI can be a concussion that is caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head that change the way brain works. It can cause a loss of consciousness for a few seconds to minutes or the person may seem dazed and confused. A change in mental status at the time of the injury or loss of consciousness is the reason a diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury is made (Brain Injury Alliance Utah). Most people recover from mild TBIs quickly and fully (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013).
TBI complications range from minor sensory or motor problems that resolve quickly without medical intervention, to severe injuries that involve a prolonged loss of consciousness and lifelong physical and cognitive disabilities. This is because different parts of the brain control different functions. Therefore, every brain injury is different, and no two people will have identical symptoms from a traumatic brain injury. Some of the most common traumatic brain injury complications include personality changes, insomnia, headache, cognitive disabilities and sensory changes. More severe traumatic brain injury complications include pooling of blood in the head (hematoma), epilepsy, amnesia, paralysis, coma and death.
According to text, more than one million patients in the United States of America are diagnosed with some type of pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcer experts believe that not all pressure ulcers are preventable, but it is hoped that, by implementing best practices across all care settings, the prevalence can be reduced (Keast, 2007). So many small occurrences can lead to major pressure ulcers. With my many years of nursing, I have witnessed my shares of pressure ulcers to the point of breakdown of the skin and being able to see bones. This is a very serious and painful condition.
This causes muscles to become small and weak, and usually results in paralysis. In all reality half of the people with ALS live three years after they find out they have it. Living with the disease is physically difficult, but people can still think clearly, and communication can sometimes be difficult. While the disease affects the spinal cord, brain, and nerves, people can handle it for a short or long period of time. Ten percent of people will survive more than ten years.
TBI or concussions can cause long-term or short-term brain damage among a long list of effects. It is dangerous but the effects can be cured or altered by early detection. TBI or traumatic brain injury being synonymous with concussion is a blow or jolt to the head that disrupts brain function. There have been many different, yet the same, definitions of concussion over the years, decades and even centuries. The Oxford English Dictionary defines concussion as the action of violently shaking or agitating; particularly, the shock of impact or injury caused to the brain, spine, or other part by the shock of a heavy blow, fall, etc.
The use of performance enhancing drugs in the sport of American football has been an ongoing issue since the late 1980s, especially in the National Football League (NFL). The NFL began to test players for steroid use during the 1987 season, and started to issue suspensions to players during the 1989 season. [1] The NFL has issued as many as six random drug tests to players, with each player receiving at least one drug test per season. [2] One notable incident was when in 1992, when player Lyle Alzado died from brain cancer, which he attributed to the use of anabolic steroids,[3] however, Alzado's doctors stated that anabolic steroids did not contribute to his death. [4] The use of performance enhancing drugs has also been found in other levels of football, including play at college level, and even high school play.
The most common injury from playing football that has a long term effect is a concussion. These are injuries that affect the brain and even if you are cleared to play it doesn’t mean that you are fully healed. Concussions are very serious injuries that can cause long term affects to your eyes and your brain. These injuries can affect your long term judgment, for example you might know something is wrong now but after so many concussions you can’t tell if it is right or wrong. If you are hit the wrong way and as a result you are paralyzed then obviously that has long term effects because you went from walking, driving, and playing football to being restricted to a wheelchair, and not having a career any more.
(Alvin, Virginia, Silverstein 65) There are many players abusing steroids, and most of these players lost awards and got kicked off or vanished off their teams for taking steroids. Athletes have also ripped major tendons causing them their careers. Mostly in first offense, if caught with possession of illegal anabolic steroids, can carry a penalty of one year in prison and a minimum of $1,000 fine. The maximum penalty for a first offense of trafficking illegal steroids is five years in prison and a fine up to $250,000. (Friedman 85) There is no point in having life threatening diseases and a high chance of losing life careers for taking steroids.