Football Concussions

They aren't typically caused by one hit. A new study shows concussions are the result of hit after hit. I don't if this will change anyone's opinion about the risk of concussions while playing sports like football, but I thought it was interesting. It seems like more fuel to the fire for people who believe any hit is dangerous. What do you think?

FROM SCIENCE DAILY:

Purdue University researchers have studied football players for two seasons at Jefferson High School in Lafayette, Ind., where 21 players completed the study the first season and 24 the second season, including 16 repeating players.

Helmet-sensor impact data from each player were compared with brain-imaging scans and cognitive tests performed before, during and after each season.

"The most important implication of the new findings is the suggestion that a concussion is not just the result of a single blow, but it's really the totality of blows that took place over the season," said Eric Nauman, an associate professor of mechanical engineering and an expert in central nervous system and musculoskeletal trauma. "The one hit that brought on the concussion is arguably the straw that broke the camel's back."

-NewsAnchorMom Jen

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Kids with Concussions

My almost five-year-old was playing with my 17-month-old and things went terribly wrong. He gets mad, picks up the baby and basically throws him down on the floor. I run(too late of course) and console the baby while sending the older one to time out.

The baby keeps crying and crying. I start to get worried and try to think of the symptoms of a concussion. What should you look for if your child gets hurt? I remember lethargy, but can't think of anything else.

I was completely overreacting and the baby is just fine, but I still wanted to know the symptoms of a concussion in kids:

1. May lose consciousness, but doesn't have to

2. Dizzy, dazed, moving differently than normal

3. Slurred speech (if the child talks)

4. Sensitivity to light ( I did take the baby outside and make sure his pupils changed with the light)

5. Irritable

6. Overly tired all of a sudden

According to teenshealth.org, a concussion is a temporary loss of normal brain function. When someone gets a head injury, it can actually bruise the brain and cause it to swell.

Concussions and other brain injuries are fairly common. About every 21 seconds, someone in the United States has a serious brain injury.

The article also says boys are more likely to get concussions than girls, unless the girl plays soccer. Do your kids get violent sometimes when they play?

-NewsAnchorMom Jen

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