Head injuries
By: Dylan Leivermaan (Hour 7)
Summary
Head Injuries can happen any sport or any car crash, etc. In HIgh school sports estimated1.6 and 3.8 million related sports injures happen every year.72 concussions in boys’ and girls’ hockey and basketball across 44 high school sports programs that qualified for the state tournament this winter. In ice hockey, head injuries are often due to checking into the boards. In other sports a knock to the head could give you a head injuries.
Football Head Injuries
A player getting hit in the head by a another player.
Football Head Injuries
A player sitting on the ground after being hit hard.
Head Injuries
Picture of a head.
Sources
- http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/05/24/concussions_routine_in_high_school_hockey_and_basketball_survey_says/
- http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100920111346.htm
- http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/10/27/massachusetts-schools-report-thousands-head-injuries-sports/bsTAHr0vCHvALYB3K58LDK/story.html
- Mankato West High School, Randy Palmer can be reached at the school number.
Other options are to go into urgent care or to your local doctors.