subject: Steps In Preventing Sports-Related Concussions [print this page] Whatever physical sport you are involved in, you cannot really avoid getting hurt from bumps and bruises. While there are several kinds of injuries we may experience while playing a contact sport, injuries to the head are the ones that we want to avoid altogether since they are the ones that can be deadly most of the time. Take these helpful tips you can use in order for you to prevent or at least minimize head injuries.
Choose the right footwear for the sport you are playing before you decide to play. It would be foolish to wear your school shoes when playing a game of basketball or football. Doing so may cause you to lose your balance, slip and hit your head on the ground. Professionals have personally-designed shoes to use and yet they still slip from time to time how much more if you use just any kind of footwear.
Proper use of helmets is also very important especially if you are into cycling. You increase the seriousness of any bicycle injury to 90% if you don't wear the correct bicycle helmet. Aside from serving as protection from head bumps and injuries, bike helmets can also integrate a cooling effect on your head and prevent overheating as well.
Hockey and football players are completely geared up for the kind of sport they are playing and still they can get seriously injured. It only means that no matter how prepared you are accidents can still happen. Learn some of the basics of first aid especially when it comes to treating head and spine injuries so that you will know how to react when something serious comes up.
A head injury may or may not cause a victim to lose his consciousness. But if ever he does, make sure you call for professional help immediately. You badly want to help but your lack of experience may only cause the injury of the victim to worsen. Keep your cool and wait for the ambulance to arrive.
The head is one part of your body you want to keep protected the most. Others who have failed to do so have ended up as quadriplegics for life. That is one of the most heartbreaking things that can ever happen to a person so if you want to be safe, make sure you always follow the safety guidelines.
