High School Sports Brain Injury Prevention
This segment of The Law and You features Eugene, Oregon personal injury trial lawyer Lara Johnson talks of the growing concern about student athletes’ head injuries.
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Following is the actual radio broadcast audio (in playable mp3 format) and the script from this broadcast of The Law and You.
Topic: Brain Injury Prevention (The Law and You Final Script-2009 in Eugene, OR)
Joel: This is Joel Block for The Law and You with Eugene attorney Don Corson. Don, you’ve represented people who have suffered brain injuries. I understand that there’s growing concern over student athletes’ head injuries.
Don: Joel, about 300,000 sports-related traumatic brain injuries occur in our country each year. Too many are called concussions, but they actually can mean serious short-term and long-term brain damage to young athletes. Some schools prohibit an athlete who suffers a concussion from returning to the same game or even the sport without a proper evaluation. A proposed Oregon law requires interscholastic coaches to receive annual training to recognize symptoms and treat concussions. I encourage all coaches and parents to download a free copy of the Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports tool kit through a link on CorsonJohnsonLaw.com.
Joel: Thanks, Don. Please download Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports at CorsonJohnsonLaw.com. The Law and You is a public service and does not replace the advice of an attorney.
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