NCAA football rules related to concussions
October 1st, 2014 at 7:12 AM ^
Sounds like the referee, who called a roughing penalty on Theiren Cockran, should have called an injury timeout. The referee or one of the other officials on the field, were in the best positions to see Morris stumbling and supported by Ben Braden. Michigan was not rushing to get to the line of scrimmage to run off another play at the time so they did not have to get into position right away for the next play.
October 1st, 2014 at 7:34 AM ^
can't just say "well it wasn't called on the field, so nothing we can do now"
Two things needs to be done:
1) Most importantly: similar to Michigan, the refs need to review what they saw when, and how they thought Shane was acting, and why they didn't see the replay on the board - or the replay official didn't say anything about the possibility of a head to head hit so both players involved could be checked on
2) They need to review the hit itself, and whay they didn't call it targeting and eject the defensive player - did the guy have his head down or up, etc.
And then they need to report their findings to the press as well.
October 1st, 2014 at 11:25 AM ^
is whether, or when, an official should call an injury timeout for a player who appears to be hurt but remains on his feet. Remember that if they call an injury timeout for the QB he has to come out of the game.
They really ought to put some stuff in that rule saying when an official should call an injury timeout short of the player going to the ground. Traditionally, the officials have rarely done that.
October 1st, 2014 at 9:06 AM ^
I'd really love to make a post about concussions, I've got some great health care professional information about this kind of stuff and I'd love to be able to juxtapose this information against what we know about concussions and brain injuries.
October 1st, 2014 at 9:32 AM ^
Since you have less than 100 points but you are still near the top of this thread, this is as good of a time / place as any.
October 1st, 2014 at 9:51 AM ^
Believe me I'm typing as fast as I can
October 1st, 2014 at 9:59 AM ^
but the arrogance of MGOBLOG won't let me.
October 1st, 2014 at 11:54 AM ^
Looking at the number of responses to the OP, people are more concerned with getting Brandon and Hoke fired than they are about Morris or concussions.
October 1st, 2014 at 10:40 AM ^
What is a concussion?
A Concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury that interferes with normal function of the brain. You cannot “see” a concussion on a CT or MRI scan and it is a clinical diagnosis based on patient history and symptoms, you do not have to have loss of consciousness (LOC) to have a concussion. Car crashes and sports injury are the leading causes of concussions
Concussion Grading
From the American Academy of Neurology
•Grade I –Mild
–Short term confusion, post event amnesia, symptoms resolve in < 15 minutes
–NO LOC.
This is most likely what Shane had.
•Grade 2 –Moderate
–Symptoms last > 15 minutes
–Again NO LOC
•Grade 3 –Severe
–ANY Loss of Consciousness, plus above symptoms
When to Return to Play?
Grade 1 Mild
–Remove from contest
–Examine every 5 minutes for amnesia or post concussive symptoms.
–Can potentially return to play if symptoms resolve under 15 minutes with no residual effects.
Grade 2 Moderate (symptoms last longer than 15 minutes)
–Remove from contest
–Cannot return to play that day
–Examine on site on a frequent basis for signs of evolving intracranial problems
–Medical re-examination the next day
–CT or MRI if symptoms last more than one week
–Return to activity after 1 full week without symptoms
Grade 3 Severe
–Ambulance transport from field
–Emergent medical full neurological exam to include brain and spine, with possible CT and/or MRI
–May go home that day with head injury instructions if otherwise stable
–Hospital admission if symptomatic
–For LOC < 1 minute, return to play only after asymptomatic for 1 week
–For LOC > 1 minute, return to play only after asymptomatic for 2 weeks
Why are concussions so dangerous in football??
Second Impact Syndrome
Second Impact Syndrome is a condition in which the brain swells rapidly and potentially fatally after a person suffers a second concussion before symptoms from an earlier one have subsided. It is often times fatal, and if not fatal then it leaves the person permanently disabled. It is caused by blood vessels in the brain losing the ability to regulate their own diameter and results in massive overload of blood to the brain causing rapid swelling as the skull is a fixed space. This usually leads to brain herniation and then death.
The 6 ‘No Go’ signs
•Loss of Consciousness
•Confusion
•Amnesia
•New and/or persistent symptoms, such as headache and nausea
•Abnormal neurological findings, such as balance issues, (remember Shane stumbling?)
•Progressive, persistent, or worsening symptoms
I was surprised no one mentioned or at least I haven’t seen anyone mention the 2012 Steelers/Browns game where James Harrison hit Colt McCoy.
McCoy sent back into the game 2 plays later and less than 5 minutes after being hit. The hit was a near mirror image of what happened to Shane.
What do we need to do? The biggest thing is to increase awareness of the general public. Encourage the public to demand player safety. Unfortunately this incident with Shane is not how you’d like to increase awareness. Rather it needs to start with education of parents, coaches and players as soon as they begin playing football(or other high impact sport) and continue throughout their career. The macho rub some dirt on it culture needs to stop. Eventually it’ll lead to a player being killed or disabled on the field. The push for safer helmets with impact sensors needs to continue. And if I am being frank, they should be mandatory across all levels of football and if they detect a hit with an impact that could cause potential brain injury pull that player from the game.
Mandatory coach education is a must, and I realize many places it is already the standard but it still is clearly is not enough as we have seen. Once you get to the major college and pro level you need certified athletic trainers and neurologists on the sidelines or in the booth and preferably both. They need the power to override coaches and refs. Period. If we're to be serious about player safety this needs to happen on the college level. The NFL is pretty much there with this.
If there is any doubt about a head injury then immediately sit the player out, start cognitive testing and no return to play on that same day even if the symptoms resolve or aren’t readily apparent. Brain injuries can take time before symptoms become readily apparent.
And really how important is a game compared to being alive?
October 1st, 2014 at 12:18 PM ^
Excellent information and thanks for sharing it with the board.
By the way, you now have enough points to start threads and this would be a good first one, I think. If you see this message, I encourage you to start this as I think there is confusion on the board about this.
October 1st, 2014 at 12:29 PM ^
TraumaRN, congratulations on the 100 points from the mgopoints fairy for your post!
October 1st, 2014 at 12:52 PM ^
Thank you for the feedback.
Do you suggest a post on the board or as a diary post? Whichever you think is best is where I'll put it.
Thank you mgofairy I much appreciate it.
I wrote this up because lost in all of this is what a concussion is and WHY it is so important to protect the players.
October 1st, 2014 at 2:01 PM ^
With this topic, this seems like a good diary to me because it is detailed and makes the point in a very good, thoughtful way. Diaries don't generate as many responses as board posts generally, but the responses tend to be better quality in the diaries.