“Traumatic brain injury is a public health epidemic,” says Doctor James Kelly of Northwestern Memorial Hospital of Chicago. In the United States alone, nearly 300,000 amateur athletes and over one million people overall suffer from concussions each year (Jones). Despite this overwhelming number of cases, the general public is more often than not clueless about what a concussion actually is. As a matter of fact the general public would be utterly shocked by these unbelievable results. …showed first 75 words of 1235 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1235 total…brain. Therefore, this means that extra caution must be taken before amateur athletes return to play (Holland Sentinel). This caution doesn’t mean that athletes should abandon sports. It simply means that concussions are something very serious and cannot be taken lightly or overlooked by injured victims. They are very serious and need to be handled in a serious manner. Just Remember this one statement, “It is better to be safe now, than sorry later.”