The nfl agreed to eliminate 675 million cap on concussion related claims available to thousands of players as part of a major lawsuit. So without objection i will enter the nfls statement in the record. Part of what were going to discuss today is traumatic brain injuries, a bump, a blow, a jolt to the head or penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain. More mild t. B. I. S, more commonly referred to as concussions have been the center of increasing discussion within the Sports Community in recent years as a growing number of current and former athletes say that they are suffering from memory loss and other impairments caused by repeated blows to the head. Of course, we are seeing the t. B. I. S that are coming home from overseas with our men and women in uniform and the performance of their duties as well. The centers for Disease Control and prevention have looked at 1. 6 to 3. 8 million recreational sports related t. B. I. S. They say they occur in the u. S
The inability to stop an impulse, that may lead to that very tragic recipe that eventually turns the suicide. To suicide. More subject to this type of injury than men . The data would say yes. In sports like soccer and basketball where the rules are very similar, women suffer more concussions. The prevailing theory is that it is likely biomechanical. Takes less ofit an impact for their heads to move rapidly in the brain to move quickly. And playingitle ix organized sports for not so long, we do not know the longterm consequences. We only have a handful of female brains. We are not sure what we are seeing there but it is this concerning a disconcerting. Coach or are the team dr. , what is your best way to make an assessment as to whether or not your player should be able to continue . I would say first, you do a memory and attention test on the sidelines. Nowadays, we know a lot of arees after a concussion related to balance impairment because of inner ear damage during the concussion.