Head Injuries in Football

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               Concussions are very serious injuries in football and can leave lifelong affects on you. Concussions can cause you to slur you words, get blurry vision, become depressed, or lose your memory. Out of 17,500 football players in high-school and college 5% suffered concussions in 2000. Thirty-one percent of the concussed resumed playing immediatley after the injury. All of the players who received concussions have a three times more likely chance of re-suffering a concussion. High-school football players have a 20% chance of getting a head injury in four years. Luckily, these rates are lower than a similar study taking in 1983.
         Catastrophic head injuries can occur too. Catastrophic head injuries include bleeding and swelling of the brain. Football is very dangerous becuase of how many catastrphic injuries there is.  Catastrophic injuries aren't that common, but when they happen they are very serious. Per 100,000 high-school football players, 0.67 get catastrophic injuries. Also, 0.21 per 100,000 college football players get catastrophic injuries.  
       The average force of hits to the head is 40 times the force of gravity (40G). The most severe hit is 120G. Some players get hit by this force one or two times a game. 
        You are at a three times higher risk of receiving another concussion if you do not take a week off after concussion symptoms.12 players suffered two concussions in one season, 11 of them suffered the second one within 10 days. 
       Concussions can be very dangerous and unfortunately many people receive them. Everyone has to be a lot more careful about not putting your head at risk so the amount of concussions can decrease.