Utah | Avoid brain injuries: Don’t forget your helmet
Jan 26Salt Lake City UT | 26 Jan 2012 | Big Med With the state’s recent snowfall, the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) wants to remind the public to stay safe as they enjoy the winter outdoors. In 2009, 440 Utahns – or more than eight people every week – were hospitalized or died from a sports or recreation-related traumatic brain injury (TBI). Ten percent of these TBIs were due to snow...
The Impact of Concussions in Youth and College Sports: Dr. Robert Cantu
Jan 21Dr. Robert Cantu and Christopher Nowinski shared their findings on “The Impact of Concussions in Youth and College Sports” with the Williams College community. The discussion covered the latest research on the prevention, management, and consequences of head injuries, with a particular focus on youth and collegiate sports. Cantu and Nowinski are associated with the Center for the...
Frontline : Football High (April 12 2011)
Jan 21Corporate sponsorships, nationally televised games, minute-by-minute coverage on sports websites — for players, parents and coaches, high school football has never been bigger. But is enough being done to ensure players’ safety as the intensity of the sport grows? In Football High, FRONTLINE investigates the new face of high school football. Football observers and sports journalists...
Rutgers football player paralyzed after hit
Dec 04On October 16, 2010, LeGrand, a Rutgers junior defensive tackle, collided violently with an Army kick returner. The hit left LeGrand paralyzed below his neck. Lying on the field, with his spinal cord damaged and his C3 and C4 vertebrae broken, LeGrand started to drown. He struggled to breath. His mother, Karen, came down from the stands, dressed in her son’s scarlet number 52 jersey, and...
Pacioretty hit HD
Dec 04“Max Pacioretty and Zdeno Chara have history, stemming from their postgame shoving match in January. With just under 16 seconds remaining in the second period on Tuesday night, their rivalry took a stunning and disturbing turn: Chara rode Pacioretty into the glass between the benches, leaving him motionless on the ice before he was taken off on a stretcher…” By Greg Wyshynski...
Sports First Responder Nov 2011
Dec 04The last Sports First Responder course of 2011 was a great success. We had a strong and eclectic group of participants including athletic therapists, physiotherapists, a school nurse, and two paramedics. Highlights included: New CPR standards, an in-depth review and discussion of the latest Traumatic Brain Injury...