Case Study Of Ryan Carlson

Thesis- I want you to better understand concussions, why they’re a problem in the NFL and what measures are being taken to prevent them.

CTE is a brain disease found in individuals with annals of head trauma. It has specifically been found in athletes with numerous concussions. So far it can only be diagnosed in the deceased, but Dr. Julian Bales and his staff in UCLA have discovered symptoms in living players such as Hall of Famer Anthony “Tony” Dorsett, Hall of Famer Joe DeLamielleure, and NFL All-Pro Leonard Marshall. CTE can cause memory loss, dementia, depression, suicidal thoughts, cognitive and emotional difficulties (Waldron par 1, 2, 3). Is it a compelling issue? A total of 171 concussions were reported in the NFL in the 2012-2013 season; 88 thus far in the 2013-2014 season (Frontline pt). Those are just numbers in the professional level. There are thousands of kids playing football either in youth, middle school, high school, or college level. The diagnosis is currently in progress, researchers are optimistic this could lead to a legitimate treatment, how to manage, and hopefully a cure. Furthermore, this can also possibly lead to an answer to a connection between football and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Junior Seau, Mike Webster, Terry Long, and Justin Strzelczyk (all of whom are dead now) are all men who played in the NFL for an extent period of time. This is not the only thing they have in common. These former players had an uncustomary

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Many memories are made in football, but sadly some of the greatest players cannot recall them. The National Football League has been associated with concussions and brain traumas throughout the years, but lately it has been exposed by media and NFL veterans. The league recently “reached a $765 million preliminary settlement with thousands of former players who were suing the league over its treatment of concussions…” (Waldron). Many former players are experiencing the effects of taking hard hits over and over again; they were not properly treated, which makes the injury worse and long term. The concussion issue in the NFL is more prevalent today, because it affects not only the players, but the league as a whole.

A CTE, or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, is a, “progressive degenerative disease that is believed to plague people who've suffered severe or repeated blows to the head” (Murphy). A player can have a CTE and not even know that they are suffering from it. This is because CTEs can only be discovered after the person dies. Paul Bright, for example, was a football player who played from the time that he was seven until he was a freshman in high school. He had experienced only one concussion, but it changed his entire life. His family and friends described him as hard working and upbeat, but then, something changed. He became reckless and erratic; these traits caused him to die at age twenty-four from a motorcycle wreck. His mother sent his brain off to be tested and discovered that he had been suffering from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. This brain disease had caused him to make the type of impulsive decisions that took his life (Murphy). In addition to the CTEs players may experience, the likelihood of dying from brain and nervous system issues increases significantly for football players. Studies from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health discovered that, “death involving neurodegenerative causes among the retired players was three times higher than in the general U.S. population, and the risk for two major

In the sports world today, there are many different injuries that athletes experience and one of the most devastating injury is a concussion. Concussions can happen to anyone, in any sport, but we tend to see most concussions in contact sports (Świerzewski 1). While having an informal conversation with my dad about football, he told me it was common for athletes to receive a head injury in a game and continue to play as if nothing was wrong. While watching SportsCenter, I found that some of the greatest retired athletes don’t remember the best moments of their careers due to the lack of treatment. The worst aspect of concussions is that the symptoms can be delayed; in some cases, it’s only a headache so athletes don’t seek medical treatment. Multiple concussions over time can lead to life-threatening complications due to the damage they cause to the brain. Concussions can happen to anybody at anytime, but there is more to concussions than meets the eye.

Science says concussions are inevitable; 96 percent of all NFL players and 79 percent of all football players test positive for brain disease (Source: Frontline League of Denial 9/18/15 Concussion Watch Article). Prior to 2002, the NFL’s approach to preventing, treating, and managing concussions and CTE was very different than it is today. My essay will explore what some of those differences were and whether or not changes in the NFL are improving the outcomes and quality of life for current and former NFL players.

In the year 2009, during a press conference at Tampa, Dr. Ann McKee, Chris Nowinski, and a group of scientists (from Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy) got together and discussed over the topic of concussion, and its’ danger. The group brought forth two victims of concussion, Tom McHale, and an eighteen year old high school student. The scientists announced that the two died from an overdose from the treatment for concussion, while the student also died after ten days of suffering his fourth concussion. Another victim of concussion, was NFL player, Justin Strzelczyk, who suffered from many blows on his head from playing football. Justin’s best friend, Dan Horan, said that after two years that Justin retired from football, “Justin changed, the guitar playing gentle giant began to hear things and see things, things

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As you can see on the power/interest grid, both the CEO and Materials Director are my best friends; however, the COO is someone that requires divine intervention. Moreover, through the years I have been able to truly understand his motivation, which is that any initiative must be driving by the benefit of the field employees and their common operations.

But now, things are opening up, at least with the National Football League. With Will Smith's film, Concussion, making waves on the big screens, it presumably got fans into thinking – what is it really like to be out there as an NFL hero? What price do NFL athletes have to pay to get that legendary status? What is CTE?

At the age of two months baby Ryan suffered from cardiac arrest 9 days after receiving his second injection of Hepatitis B vaccine (HBV) . He was successfully resuscitated at Coney Island Hospital in New York. His chest x-ray and CT scan showed evidence of pulmonary edema, bleeding, and pneumonia. A CT exam of his had showed brain edema. He had a blood Ph of 6.83 and a potassium level of 6.0 mEq/L. He was stabilized and transferred to Maimonides Medical Center (MMC).Blood test performed on baby Ryan at MMC revealed that Ryan had an elevated band neutrophil count, hyperglycemia, hyperkalemia, hyperammonimia, hemolytic anemia, liver damage, hypophosphatemia, and hypermagnesium. His PT, PTT, and INR were elevated. Ryan was treated with four types of antibiotics and other medications.

It was a normal game for 17 year old, senior, quarterback Evan Murray. What Murray did not know was that he would never walk on the field again. It was the second quarter and Evan Murray took a hit on the backfield, he walked off the field with the help of teammates. Shortly after he collapsed on the sidelines and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died later that night from internal bleeding. (Kahler, 1) Between 2005 and 2014, alone, 92 high school football players died from injuries from football games. There were also injuries in the National Football League (NFL), players need to realize the damage that football causes. Most people do not understand that with every hit a little hit, life is being taken away from players, with every step on the field lives are being risked. While football is the most popular sport in America, the sport could cause serious brain damage and parents should prevent their child from playing because of the damage that it can cause.