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Concussions

IN 2011 APPROXIMATELY 2 MILLION U.S. YOUTHS EXPERIENCED A CONCUSSION


Update:  RFAC has stepped up to be the voice for safety among young athletes.  We need your help.

H.B. 143 The Ohio Concussion Bill (click on link to view Bill) http://www.lsc.state.oh.us/analyses129/h0143-i-129.pdf

Status:  H.B. 143 is waiting for a vote by the full House Health Committee.  

How Can You Help?  
1. Please copy the verbiage provided for you below in RED
2. Paste in an email to District75@ohr.state.oh.us
3. Hit send

It's that easy!  

Chairman Wachtmann is supportive of the bill, but we all recognize how slow it can be to get legislation passed, so let's remind him that this legislation IS IMPORTANT and the health of our young athletes are TOP PRIORITY.

Thank you for your support of Rush For A Cause's mission.


RUSH FOR A CAUSE (www.rushforacause.org) a 501c3 non-profit whose mission is to support tragically and severely injured athletes, raise awareness for the need and help promote injury prevention IS OUR VOICE and we stand behind them in their goal to have your immediate attention be brought to this Bill.  We support them in their efforts to have this bill be brought to vote by the full House Health Committee, passed and put into legislation before December 31, 2011.  THIS LEGISLATION IS IMPORTANT TO US!  We ask that you seriously consider our wishes and act immediately to protect our young athletes from serious concussions, specifically Second Impact Concussions which have proven, at times, to be fatal.  

Thank you from a RUSH FOR A CAUSE supporter.


The Latest Articles on Concussions / Head Injuries:
The Plain Dealer, January 15, 2012



6 Myths:  Young Athletes and Concussions
http://royaloak.patch.com/articles/6-myths-young-athletes-and-concussions

Posted January 16, 2012

Your chance to VOTE on whether or not you feel the NFL needs to do more to prevent players from concussions.

Should the NFL do more to protect its players from head injuries?

44%
28%
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TOTAL VOTES: 437 Latest results


Click on this link and VOTE!

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2012/01/vote-must-nfl-do-more-to-protect-players-from-concussions/1


Interview from a high school female soccer player who has had repeat concussions and how it affects her everyday life. 

http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/professional/concussions-in-nfl-other-sports-need-to-be-taken-seriously

Football and the Fear of Concussions
http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/football-and-the-fear-of-concussions/
Posted December 14, 2011 

Headaches Hit Youngsters After Brain Injury
 
Cribbs says players hide concussions

Browns, NFL meet and discuss McCoy's concussion

Blood test shows promise in diagnosing TBI
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/12/military-tbi-blood-tests-121311w/

Boogard's brain injury reignites hockey safety debate

Posted December 6, 2011

Soccer: repeatedly heading the ball can cause brain damage

From concussion to Harvard, Oxford:  When a concussion kept him out of hs for a year......

Hockey coaches want teens to get Concussion Baselines

Soccer Ball Heading Poses Risk For Growing Kids
http://naperville.patch.com/articles/soccer-ball-heading-poses-risk-for-growing-kids
Focusing on the kids:  Concussions at the high school level getting more attention

Swimmers recover from concussion

Team effort targeting concussions

Concussion Testing Makes Everyone Tired

Concussions make impact in classroom




Report:  Soccer headers may lead to concussion-like injuries 
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/report-soccer-headers-may-lead-to-concussion-like-injuries/article2253000/

Sports Concussions Lessen Blood Reaching Kids' Brains


College Athletes Move Concussions Into The Courtroom


More Schools Using Computers to Test for Concussion


Chartis Joins Forces with the National Council of Youth Sports (NCYS) To Help Reduce Concussions for Young Athletes


FACT:  
More than 100,000 concussions were diagnosed among high-school football players alone in 2009-2010.
High School RIO (High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance Study, 2009-2010 School Year)



       AWARENESS       
Let's educate ourselves so that we can help promote injury prevention...it's up to us.  Together, let's prevent injuries within our control.  

- What is a CONCUSSION?
Pronunciation: \kən-ˈkəsh-ən\
Function: noun
1 : a hard blow or collision 
2 : a condition resulting from the stunning, damaging, or shattering effects of a hard blow ; especially : a jarring injury of the brain resulting in disturbance of cerebral function and sometimes marked by permanent damage
—con·cus·sive \-ˈkəs-iv\  adjective

- Three Grades of Concussions
Concussions … The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) defines three grades of concussions.
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/sports_health/injuries/hockey/Pages/other_injuries.aspx
- New Concussion Guidelines For Athletes
… on sport-related concussions.
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/news_service/Pages/new-concussion-guidelines-for-athletes.aspx
        PREVENTION         

- ImPACT Concussion Testing
Preventing the cumulative effects of repeated concussions 

http://my.clevelandclinic.org/sports_health/services/programs/Pages/imPACT_concussion_testing.aspx






        TREATMENT & RECOVERY         


- Sports-Related Concussions: Treatment, Recovery and Prevention
Annually, approximately 1.6 to 3.8 million concussions are linked to sports. … Concussions are injuries to the brain following a traumatic event. … Poor management of concussions can result in serious injury.
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/sports_health/injuries/articles/Pages/sports-related_concussions_ensuring_proper_care.aspx
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