People who drink alcohol and use illegal drugs are the people who usually get traumatic injuries. Couple of the reasons why people get infections throughout the body is because of the chemicals that alcohol consists and how illegal drugs reacts to the body systems. The body contains many systems that functions in the body and if the systems in the body are damaged, the body reacts. Furthermore, infections occur from viruses, bacteria, parasites, and organisms. As a result, organisms that come into contact with the body can lead to a medical attention injuries when the infections spread to the body. Traumatic injuries are a common effect of untreated infections; alcohol and other illegal drugs can cause also the body systems to be damaged; fortunately, …show more content…
The article in UF Health talks about how brain injury is the most common cause to death from playing sports and to motor vehicle collisions. The physical injuries of sudden onset infections require medical attention, and traumatic injuries can occur sports injuries, falls and multitude other physical injuries (“Traumatic”). The result of severe infections can lead to traumatic injuries. Also, many people are involved with sports; and, many of the athletes gets injured but do not notice. Some of the people who falls all the time can get injuries; and, many of the people who repeatedly falls can lead to traumatic injuries. The article from Life Center mentions that the brain of a human beings controls the body. “It manages many things such as breathing, moving and vision. The brain also controls thinking, emotions and behavior” (Rehabilitation). An injury to the brain affect almost every systems of the body and can affect a person's personality. Each people have different symptoms in every brain injury. People may show problems with memory and show weakness of the muscles. For example, a different type of a traumatic brain injury is an open head injury. Occurs when an object goes through the skull and hits the brain. The cause usually damages specific parts of the body; and, people will have impairments after the injury. The outcome of traumatic brain injury is one of the main effects of untreated
Gladwell provides research conducted by Anne McKee a neuropathologist who is involved in the detection of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (C.T.E) on football players which was caused by head trauma. Using the research of McKee who is deeply involved with C.T.E allows the reader to better understand C.T.E. First we are presented on how by autopsying a brain of a person who had received a diagnosis of dementia. McKee discovered that this patient was a boxer in his early days and due to many hits in the head he developed C.T.E. Unfortunately, this person was diagnosed with dementia but ultimately he had C.T. E “which is a progressive neurological disorder found in people who have suffered some kind of brain trauma”. (Offensive Play). We are also presented with a research done by Kevin Guskiewicz director of the University of North Carolina’s Sports Concussion Research Program. Guskiewicz carefully monitors North Carolina’s football team with sensors on the player’s football helmets. These sensors allow Guskiewicz to measure the force of the impacts the players receive while playing football. Guskiewicz compared the hits to the head a payer receives to a car accident: “if you drove your car into a wall at twenty-five miles per hour and you weren’t wearing your seat belt, the force of your head hitting the
...time the athlete is just fine, but there is the small chance that the brain injury is worse than it appears. If I were in this situation, to me the health of the athlete is more important than winning a game. If the blow was an extremely hard hit than I would be worried for further injury of the brain, such as swelling and bleeding.
Did you know, that someone suffers from a brain injury every 21 seconds (Haas)? Children get concussions all the time, and most of the time they go unnoticed. The majority of concussions happen when one is playing a sport such as football, hockey, or lacrosse. Many famous athletes have had their careers, even their lives cut short due to concussions. Brain damage and death can result from serial concussions (Schafer). When one suffers from a concussion, one’s brain needs time to recover physically and mentally. Between 2002 and 2006, statistics showed that 52,000 people died from concussions and about 275,000 were hospitalized (Fundukian). Everyone’s recovery process is different (“Injury and Pain Care”). Although concussions seem minor, they are very serious brain injuries that may result in severe damage to one’s brain.
High impact sports such as hockey and football are extremely dangerous. People who suffer from concussions can be affected by brain damage. Concussions are often called an "invisible injury", this is because you can not see the injury on the outside of the body. Side effects from a concussion can include; headaches, change in sleep patterns, dizziness, nausea, blurred vision, loss of consciousness, depression, mood swings, memory loss, loss of concentration, and a slowed reaction time. (Virginia Board of Education Guidelines
Brain injuries can play a major role in football. Reoccurring concussions also occur due to these brain injuries, and cause these athletes permanent damage. Trainers and doctors in the medical field diagnose these brain injuries by loss of consciousness, slurred speech, loss of balance, and loss of memory. In football, they could improve the safety of the helmets; improve the rules, or safety regulations in all sports to help prevent concussions.
Concussions and the effect they have on people ranging from the young to the old has become a very popular discussion in recent years. Generally people watch sports for entertainment and then there are those who engage in high impact sports from a very young age on. The people at home know how fun playing in a sport is, however they may not know the brutal consequences for some participating in that sport. Injuries to the brain are a main concern among those in the world of high impact sports. Football, soccer, wrestling, lacrosse, and rugby are among sports that athletes receive injuries in. The injuries vary from sprains, to fractures, to torn MCL or ACL, and bruised organs. Concussions are a severe type of injury endured by athletes in the sports world and this life changing injury is one that people are becoming more aware of.
In the beginning of the article, Kristen Reilly talks about a personal experience she had during her junior year of highschool having to go through the hardships of a concussion. Reilly states in her article that a concussion directly affects the most vital and complex organ our brain. When a concussion occurs, the participants brain slams against their skull which causes a stretch or tear in it. A concussion is brain damage and it should be treated at the right time. Kristen Reilly interviewed another student who got a concussion during the same year as her. She interviewed Kristin Sutton about her concussion. Due to many concussions Sutton has been through she stated that she’s not able to play any contact sport. When individuals have a concussion they go through many symptoms. Reilly’s symptoms when she had her concussion junior year of highschool were: headaches, fatigue, and sensitivity to light. Sutton struggled a lot through the process because her grades dropped, she became less social and she had headaches when she was around many people. Other than Reilly and Sutton’s
Following behind motor vehicle crashes, traumatic brain injury in sports is the second leading cause of traumatic brain injuries for people fifth-teen to twenty-four years of age. Immense concerns follows given that American football accounts for the highest incidence of concussions (Rowson and Duma 2130). In addition, th...
Over 1.7 million traumatic brain injuries are reported each year. According to reports the leading cause of brain injuries are from falls followed by motor vehicle accidents, and accidents that were a result of being struck by something. Falls account for 32.5% of traumatic brain injuries in the United States. 50% of all child brain injuries are from falling. 61 % of all traumatic brain injuries among adults are 65 years old or older. Traumatic brain injuries are very violent blows or jolts to the head or body that result in the penetration of the skull. Mild traumatic brain injuries can cause brief dysfunction of the brain cells. Serious brain injuries can cause bleeding, bruising, physical damage to other parts of the body and torn tissues. Brain injuries are more prevalent with males rather than females. Causes of brain injuries include:
How do concussions affect the human brain? In order to know what affects the concussions does to the brain, we must first know what exactly a concussion is. A concussion a concussion is described as a complex pathophysiological process that affects the brain in the act of severe head trauma. Think of the brain as the yoke inside an egg, if the egg is shaken, the yoke will be obscured. This is exactly what a concussion is like. A concussion affects the brain in several ways, including physical, emotional, and cognitive. There are also long-term effects like increased risk for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s (“Concussion Treatment”).
Increased abuse of alcohol leads to physical damage to the body. Alcohol is absorbed directly into the brain, dulling one’s senses and weakling one's will power. According to the article from the Mayo Clinic Health Information, “Excessive use of alcohol can produce several harmful effects on your brain and nervous system. It also can severely damage your liver, pancreas and cardiovascular system. Alcohol use in pregnant women can damage the fetus” (Mayo 1). Continued ingestion of alcohol affects every organ in the body. Every organ in the body is affected. The liver has serious effects that may lead to cirrhosis and death.. At first the liver adapts and tolerates alcohol. It works harder and finally damages itself in time. Alcohol leads the liver to the inability to metabolize facts. Furthermore, it leads to increase in cholesterol and triglycerides leading to clogged arteries. Red blood cells are also affected leading the individual to become anemic.
Blunt force trauma is defined as a traumatic event caused by the introduction of any blunt instrument forcefully, causing injury to the body or head. The Severity of injury is determined by various factors. It may be due to mechanical force such as compression, traction, torsion or shear. Impact of the injury and severity depends on object and movement of victim. Injuries occurred may be internal such as lacerations of internal tissues, organs, fractures of bones or may be external such as abrasion, avulsion, contusion and laceration (Pollak & Saukko, 2009). Severity also depends on anatomical site impacted for ex: Lacerations have irregular margin, hanging causes abrasions, contusions and hyoid bone fractures, Ocular hemorrhages in case of blunt trauma to eyes or Fracture of ribs when hit on chest by a blunt object (Ressel, Hetzel, & Ricci, 2016). Severity is also determined by the duration of time and amount of force applied. Nature of trauma is of importance in forensic medicine. It helps in
Unintentional Injuries/Accidents are harmful acts that occur without any intention of causing damage or death, but death can be the end result. Accidents can occur to an individual regardless of age, gender and even race. Unintentional Injuries/Accidents include motor vehicle crashes, unintentional poisonings, accidental suffocation, drowning, falls, unintentional fires, and unintentional firearm discharges. According to South Carolina DHEC, in 2010, there was a small difference in the death rates for accidents, which was ranked five out of ten for the overall causes of deaths for the white population and black population. For the White/Caucasian population, the death rate was 5.4 percent and for the Black/African-American population, the death rate was 4.9 percent. There was a 0.7 percent difference between the two populations. But, in contrast there was a 38.0 percent death rate for unintentional injuries for all ages in the United States.
Trauma relates to a type of damage to the mind that comes from a severely distressing event. A traumatic event relates to an experience or repeating events that overwhelmingly precipitated in weeks, months, or decades as one tries to cope with the current situations that can cause negative consequences. People’s general reaction to these events includes intense fear, helplessness or horror. When children experience trauma, they show disorganized or agitative behavior. In addition, the trigger of traumas includes some of the following, harassment, embarrassment, abandonment, abusive relationships, rejection, co-dependence, and many others. Long-term exposure to these events, homelessness, and mild abuse general psychological
In life, many things are taken for granted on a customary basis. For example, we wake up in the morning and routinely expect to see and hear from certain people. Most people live daily life with the unsighted notion that every important individual in their lives at the moment, will exist there tomorrow. However, in actuality, such is not the case. I too fell victim to the routine familiarity of expectation, until the day reality taught me otherwise.