Persuasive Essay On Concussions

Dearest Mr. Carfley,

With our schools variety of sports and activities, it comes with a variety of injuries. One of the most common of these injuries, is a concussion. I feel that how we are currently handling students with concussions can be improved. The students diagnoses of their concussions should be more closely examined, and we can improve a students healing process in school.

There have been recent studies showing more efficient, and effective, ways of diagnosing a concussion. According to the article, Concussion program for high school athletes works, Michigan group says, they have found a better way to test for concussions. “Baseline testing is a combination of memory, attention, and other mental assessments,”. The problem with this method, is the price. It costs roughly $30,000 a year, which is a bit much. Secondly, the way we help the kids with concussions should be improved. To start, “... the brain takes longer to heal than originally thought,” says Effects of concussions last longer than originally thought, study suggests. This shows that

This way, they have no risk of worsening their possible injury. To help the students in school, the article Students who suffer concussions also suffer in the classroom, study says, “Teachers might want to let a concussed student leave class a few minutes early so they don’t get caught in all of the noise and confusion of passing periods,”. This reminds me of what we do for students with leg injuries, they leave class early to avoid the crowd. The same should be for a concussed student, the noise and crowds can be overwhelming. Next, to help create a more peaceful environment for the concussed student, we could have dimmed lights for the class the student is in, or even a part of the class with the lights off, to help prevent headaches and improve the students