A traumatic injury is defined as a physical injury of sudden onset and severity which requires immediate medical attention. Traumatic injuries are the result of blunt‚ penetrating‚ or burn mechanisms. The majority of traumatic injuries are obtained through motor vehicle accidents‚ falls‚ natural disasters‚ and sports injuries. All traumatic injuries require immediate care‚ preferably at a hospital. Common types of injuries include traumatic brain injuries‚ spinal cord injuries‚ and concussions.
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Sport injuries are universal and can be commonly found everywhere. These injuries can include a concussion‚ bone fractures or strains on muscles. Often‚ these injuries can be minor; however‚ these injuries contain the chance to be more serious and dangerous. Prevention of the sports injuries is the best way of combating it. Nerves located outside the brain and spine are less protected and are subject to injury during competitive sports causing this loss in memory and concentration. Altogether‚ sports
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Since 2004‚ 92 high school boys have died due to football related injuries. Andre Smith was the most recent student to join the list. This year alone there have been seven football related deaths. These statistics often raise the question‚ “Why?” Despite the frequency of these unfortunate events‚ not many steps have been taken to avoid future accidents. The impact of these deaths are visible in the declining number of students enrolling to play football for the past 4 years. Although football has
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Injuries Need Extra Care: Physical Therapy Helps Rehabilitate Injuries Athletics are important to society but have a cost. This cost is an injury that may require special treatment such as physical therapy. Injuries come in many forms and occur in many other body parts such as the foot and the lower leg. These injuries are not the end of the world; however the injuries to the foot and lower leg may be detrimental (“Physical Therapy”). There are many ways to prevent injury‚ but if one occurs physical
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against the Seattle Seahawks‚ thus requiring surgery. This devastating injury is rarely heard in the world of football. Lisfranc fracture got the spotlight when Ryan Kalil‚ a very promising athlete sustained this injury. Kalil who is a three-time Pro Bowl selection and one of the best centers in the world of football was placed on injured reserve. Football is a very rough game and the foot is subject to this kind of injury. This injury happens when the front of the foot is twisted against the back of
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Persuasive Essay Did you know that more than ever NFL players are having more and more serious injuries? A study done over 2000 NFL games shows that NFL players are at more risk than ever. The reason for this surge of injuries is‚ the turf fields. Because of the way turf is designed it tends to be a lot harder than grass We need to get rid of all the turf fields in the NFL to protect players safety. It turns out that players were 77 percent more likely to tear their ACL on turf compared to regular
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popular kid in school everyone looking up to you being drop dead gorgeous‚ amazing at sports‚ and a bright future ahead of you‚ then waking up one day to have your entire life flipped upside down. I don’t know If any of you know someone with a brain injury or head trauma but I have been influenced by it my whole life. My Aunt Terri was in a horrible crash‚ she was comatose for over three weeks‚ and woke up with the mind of a toddler‚ her story is in nothing short of a miracle. When my aunt was 15
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turn to our bodies. Studies show that football causes severe neurological as well as bone crushing injuries. Making people believe that football has become too dangerous. July 2007 the “American Journal Of Sports Medicine” claimed that football players suffer the most head injuries out of any
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Anything that our brain controls could be altered either temporarily or permanently . Brain injury kills more individuals ‚ under the age of twenty ‚ than any other cause combined . Brain injury caused by head trauma is the greatest killer under the age of fortyfive and the greatest cause of disability in people under fortyfour
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All head injuries are potentially serious because they can damage the brain and make someone lose responsiveness. The severity of a head injury depends on how someone hit their head and how hard the impact was. A head injury may cause damage to the brain tissue or to blood vessels inside the skull‚ or even break the skull (a skull fracture). Clear fluid or watery blood leaking from the ear or nose‚ and a deteriorating level of response‚ are some of the signs of serious injury. The severity of a
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