...at the older man. Witnesses try to restrain both the young man and older man. The younger man escape outside to the patio of the restaurant and the older man follows. The older man trips on a chair, when he gets up there is a lot of blood coming from his head....
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...Abusive head trauma (AHT), also called shaken baby syndrome, is a traumatic brain injury to a child as a result of child abuse. Shaking as well as throwing a baby constitutes AHT. When a caretaker forcefully shakes a baby, his or her head muscles will rotate in a circular motion as their head whips back and forth. Impact is especially damaging because the fast acceleration and deceleration is very dangerous and causes blood vessels to rupture, tearing in the brain, and bleeding of the brain. AHT is the most common cause of traumatic brain injury in infants. Around 25% of victims die from AHT. Infants are at a high risk of AHT due to their large head size relative to the rest of their body and their inability to support their head with their...
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... Horseback riding and head injuries Introduction Horseback riding or just horse riding is the skill of driving, riding, vaulting or steeple-chasing with horses. Since time immemorial, horse riding (also referred to as equestrianism) has been an important aspect of human culture. In the last centuries, it was done mostly for utilitarian purposes such as work, warfare and transportation. In the present, horse riding is most commonly for recreational activities. Many people who like riding horses do it either for fun or for competition purposes (Kate 24). About 30 million people in America ride horses every year. However, there are approximately 2500 cases of riders who are below the age of 25 years being admitted to hospitals every year due to cases of horse riding injuries (Michael 201). A good number of these injuries are those related to head and brain. The risk of injuries in horseback riding is significantly greater than in bicycle riding. They occur because some of the activities like jumping are very risky since horses can be as heavy as 1500 pounds, move as fast as 30 miles per hour, and can stand as tall as 3 meters. Most of these injuries result when the horse falls off, or the horse rider is thrown forward and lands on his/her head or striking their heads on a nearby object like poles. Some of the factors which may increase the chances of falling and causing injuries to the riders are like slippery footing, bareback riding...
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...com/1471-2377/1/3 BMC Neurology (2001) 1:3 Research article Traumatic brain injury as a risk factor for Alzheimer disease. Comparison of two retrospective autopsy cohorts with evaluation of ApoE genotype Address: 1L.Boltzmann Institute of Clinical Neurobiology, Baumgartner Hoehe 1, B-Bldg., A-1140 Vienna, Austria, 2Department of Neuropathology, University of Munster School of Medicine, Munster, Germany and 3Cognitive Neuropharmacology Unit, H.M. Jackson Foundation, Bethesda, Md, USA E-mail: Kurt A Jellinger* - kurt.jellinger@univie.ac.at; Werner Paulus - werner.paulus@uni-muenster.de; Christian Wrocklage - christian.wrocklage@uni-muenster.de; Irene Litvan - ilitvan@dvhip.org *Corresponding author Kurt A Jellinger*1, Werner Paulus2, Christian Wrocklage2 and Irene Litvan3 Published: 30 July 2001 BMC Neurology 2001, 1:3 This article is available from: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/1/3 Received: 29 June 2001 Accepted: 30 July 2001 © 2001 Jellinger et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in any medium for any non-commercial purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original URL. For commercial use, contact info@biomedcentral.com Abstract Background and Purpose: The impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (AD) is still controversial. The aim of our retrospective autopsy study was to assess the impact of TBE and ApoE allele frequency on the development...
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...contributing to the concussion total, football is by far the main contributor. “High school football accounts for 47% of all reported sports concussions, while 33% of these concussions occur during practice,” (“Head Case - Complete”). The main reason for this could be improper technique and teaching, neglect, and other factors. But for these players, high school is followed by college and possibly the National Football League (NFL), where concussions get much more attention and criticism. Concussions in the NFL...
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...flaw of this program and it deals with public safety. Even with all the positives of this program, the fact that it lacks a helmet requirement is daunting, especially in a city of “fume-belching buses, speeding cabs, honking drivers and texting pedestrians, which turn even short rides into obstacle courses” (McKernan, 2013). The Citi bike program projected to accommodate approximately 10,000 cyclists-both NYC residents as well as tourist. Without a helmet requirement, this creates a recipe for disaster. Consider the following facts, the leading cause of death and permanent disability in bicycle crashes are head injuries. They accounts for 60% or more of bicycle related deaths. A case study involving 129 accidental cycling deaths between January 1 2006 and December 2010 looked to find a relationship between the nonuse of helmets and an increased risk of fatal head injury (Persaud, Coleman, Zwolakowski, Lauwers &...
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...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 caused many head injuries and even some concussions. Studies of his brain show that he had a brain of an 85 year old man with Alzheimer’s disease at the time of his death. These brain damages might have been the cause of his abnormal behavior to kill his family and himself...
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...I was asked to research an article over Closed Head-Injuries on young children, and discuss the long term effects. I chose to use brainlinekids.org in referrence to my opinion on close head-injuries and the long term effects that it has on young children. According to brainlinekids.org children who sustain traumatic brain injury can experience significant cognitive deficits. These deficits may significantly impair their functioning in the classroom , resulting in in the need for academic and behavioral modifications. Behavioral and social problems can be the direct and indirect result of brain injury. Difficulties in paying attention, staying on task, and predicting the consequences of actions may be associated with behavioral problems. The article goes on to say that children with head-injuries are more likely to experience Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Some indicted that children and adolescents who experience this injury come from the background of (poor family functioning and economical difficulties). While some results may appear quickly after the injury, and other may not come for monthes sometimes years after the injury. However children and adolescents who suffer more severe head injuries tend to develop behavioral difficulties earlier in their course of recovery than do those who suffer a mild to moderate brain injury. Having experiencing this myself I cannot agree with this article even more. At the age of 13 I was pushed out of a car that was...
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...field of competition. Even with rules and regulations meant for the protection of both the players and the integrity of game, traumatic injuries are escalating at an alarming rate. In all leagues ranging from pee-wee to the National Football League (NFL), the athleticism and size of the players are at an all-time high and continues to increase each season. However, such increases in athleticism have highlighted the greatest flaw in modern football: the iconic football helmet has become the single most destructive weapon in sports. Helmets have become the heads of missiles that launch through the air and crush into opponents’ skulls, leaving players with closed head injuries as a result of multiple concussions. The football helmet found its roots with the leatherheads; however the false sense of security and protection the helmet provides has led to the worst injuries the sports industry has ever seen. The multiple hits to the head can and will eventually lead a player to the emergency room with a concussion if players are not properly equipped with the appropriate safety gear. Football has become America’s sport and thus, many high school students are participating in the sport. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) more than 7.2 million high school students participate in football each year (Sport Related Injuries). With the increase in number of players, the...
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...best study that we have on NFL players and mortality, yet its findings never seem to enter public consciousness. The simple truth, that former players aren’t dying, that in lots of ways they’re much healthier than you or me , smacks against...
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...Occupational Safety and Health Case Study Draft Introduction Concussions have casted a dark shadow over sports throughout the last decade. They are the most common head and brain injuries suffered by athletes. A concussion is “a type of traumatic brain injury that is caused by a blow to the head or body, a fall, or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull” ("Concussion - WebMD: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention"). The major problem regarding concussions is that they are not visible to the human eye. Concussions occur all the way from Pop Warner leagues as a child to the professional leagues. My friend has played football his whole life. Unfortunately, he has been plagued by concussions ever since he started to play the sport. He is a prime example of an ordinary kid who plays a sport he loves, but has altered his future forever. Commissioners are actively trying to reduce the number of head injuries that occur while playing. However, the main problem regarding head injuries in sports is that players tend to rush back to their respective sports, without proper testing and treatment. This results in athletes risking their playing careers, a life filled with long-term head complications, and eventually putting their lives in danger. As an injured athlete, there comes a point where you have to ask yourself, is rushing back to the game really worth a lifetime filled with head injuries and complications? So what do team doctors need...
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...Paul T. Diamond’s "Head injuries in men’s and women’s lacrosse: a 10 year analysis of the NEISS database" analyzes differences in lacrosse relating injuries between various genders and age groups. After analyzing data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, Diamond concludes that women and youth players are at increased risk for head trauma and that the integration of protective headgear into the sport should be considered. This source was most useful while drafting valid objections, for the increased rate of concussions in women’s lacrosse is a prominent danger of the sport. The information provide by this, unlike other sources I explored, also maintained that protective headgear is a necessary adaptation to the game. Therefore,...
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...Will wearing a helmet minimise the effect of head injuries? We look at various examples and you’ll be shocked at our findings. Do more athletes have to die before changes are made? Methods of protection for head injuries in sport have been spoken about for years. Typically procrastination by bureaucrats within sporting and health organisations has meant no changes have been made. The question remains, however, does wearing a helmet in footy, soccer or rugby minimise the effect of a head injury? According to the Australian Football League (AFL) the answer is no. The AFL released a statement in 2012 saying… “There is some evidence that younger players who wear a helmet may change their playing style, and receive more head impacts as a result”. The same year National Rugby League (NRL) Chief Medical...
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...Running head: SPINAL CORD INJURY CASE STUDY 1 SPINAL CORD INJURY CASE STUDY 2 Abstract This spinal cord injury case is about my 50 year old brother named Kevin that fell off our mother’s roof and fractured his vertebra at the T5-T9 level. He is now a paraplegic that has come to live with my family. What is his functional level to this day? What are the capabilities and functional limitations for someone with this paralysis? These are some of questions that will be addressed in this study. A person with a spinal cord injury needs some assistive devices to enable them to be somewhat mobile. A wheelchair and a new device...
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...Cameron Shaughnessy Michael Chojnowski English 102 5 December 2012 Pole Vault Risks of Going High Most people look at pole-vaulting as a crazy and extreme event in track and field. The men and women that do this event can be quite crazy. They are people who aren’t scared to take the risk of going as high as twenty feet in the air. Pole vaults are almost a different breed of athlete. They have a mindset that they are going to run as fast and jump as high as they can and not care what happens after. There are many ways that a pole-vaulter can get hurt from head injures to pulled muscles. Fortunately, nearly everyone that pole vaults remains safe and uninjured, but there are a few cases a year where people get hurt or in extreme cases killed. This isn’t due to the fact that the event isn’t safe but just that with every other sport, there is a chance something can go wrong and you can get injured. But that is the fact that athletes in every sport have to deal with and have accepted. Pole-vaulting is a very technical and hard event to learn. The athlete has to be fast strong and have great stamina because of the amount of jumps taken and how taxing each jump is on the body. The main object of vaulting is to get over the cross bar and move to the next height. Most of this has to do with the amount of force you apply to the pole at impact. This is called momentum. “Momentum is a quantity used to measure the motion of the body” (Weir par 13). This is essential to having a...
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