the Parents who suspect that their child has suffered a concussion, while sports must immediately take the players off the coast of the area - even at the risk of embarrassing their kid - to avoid the potentially permanent brain injurythe legend of football Steve Young.
At a press conference Monday on the prevention of injuries to young held by Safe Kids USA sports, Young joined experts to describe what parents should look for when dealing with some of the most serious injuries athleticsuch as concussions, heat stroke and muscle and joint overuse.
Young, a former NFL quaterback who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005, said that he has suffered several concussions throughout his 30 years career, an issue "affects to the forefront, such that it should be."
"This is an infamous injury with all kinds of gradations, each contextual to the person," said Young. "You know how things will affect you." The key is not push - which is still a very dangerous mistake. ?
Approximately 10 per cent of American children 38 million participation in sport each year are treated to a sports injury, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about half of these injuries are avoidable.
A recent national survey sponsored by Safe Kids USA and Johnson & Johnson found that generally little concern expressed parents on the number of potential injuries that might support sports team game, with only concussions and dehydration causing "much" or "a little" to worry about their children.
About 86% of surveyed parents said their child injury was "only a portion of the game" and that he probably would have happened anyway. The survey was followed by similar research conducted in 2000, who has studied the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour on the safety of the young athletes of parents.
"There is much more benefit to the participation of sports that risk, but we must manage risk correctly," Gerard Gioia, Director of the program, safety from concussion, recovery & Education (SCORE) for children National Medical Center told the press conference.
Gioia and Young advised parents to be alert to any change in the behaviour of the child, in the moments after a blow on the head or the body which causes the head to the jerk forward that can cause a concussion. Most of the time, the player will lose not conscience, but perhaps appear dizzy, dazed or simply spell.
"As long as parent, I might interfere with my child or I might embarrass coach if I think they are acting differently," Young said. "There is enormous pressure to stay on the ground and this is why in many ways, the athletes are not the best judges [capabilities]." In fact, in many respects, they are the worst judges. ?
To avoid heat stroke, which can occur during heavy exercise and high temperatures, children should monitor their urine before practices and games colour to calculate their fluid needs, said Douglas Casa, chief operating officer of the Korey Stringer Institute of the University of Connecticut.
Athletes should aim to drink sufficient fluids for urine color of lemonade instead that the color of Apple juice, said Casa. The water is ideal for events less than an hour, he added, while the Gatorade sports drinks are a choice of best for more than an hour events requiring more electrolytes.
Overuse injuries - as pitcher elbow so-called - are caused by repetitive muscle and joint movements which degrade tissues without giving him a chance to heal, said Casa. Safe Kids USA recommends that young athletes take off 10 weeks per year from the same sport played for several seasons.
Children involved in team sports spend on average 7.4 hours per week practicing or playing games, with the boys spend about 20% more time than girls and youth from 10 to 14-year-spending significantly more time that 5 to 9 years.
Almost all parents surveyed believed sports organized team provide positive experiences for their children and 31% said learning values like teamwork and sportsmanship work was the most important benefit. Interviewed sports included football, soccer, field hockey, basketball, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, baseball, softball, and T-ball.
Young advised parents to learn the rules of sports their children play and publicize their coaches, but not step to push to play the game itself. He said that motivation must come from the children.
"If you are the forefront and pushing, I don't know if it is in good health over a period of time", he said.
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