Monday, December 1, 2014

After a Concussion when can teens return to the football field? word count:210

This article was long and it had some valid points about concussions. There were around 1,500 kids that suffered from concussions in Missouri in 2012, however most of the kids did return to the sport after two weeks. The article also talks about how dangerous it is to play with a concussion. It could do more damage to the brain because the first concussion softened the brain up and the second one (if you still have the first one), can seriously injury your brain. The doctors are trying to not send a kid back out to the field too early. If something major happens like he gets another concussion and now the kid can no longer walk then the doctor could get into trouble for it along with losing his job and having to deal with the fact he sent a kid out too early and now he cannot walk that is going to haunt him. For recent activities of concussions some parents are forbidding their kids to play football. To prevent players from returning too early some schools have computerized test that you take at the beginning of the season and if they believe you have a concussion you go and take the test again and they compare scores.

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