Friday, September 24, 2010

Hard-Hitting Sports Hold Dangers For Teen Athletes

More teen football players are going to the emergency room for concussions. Credit: M. Pappas.

From Live Science:

West Orange, Texas, high school football player Reggie Garrett had just thrown his second touchdown pass of the game Friday night when he jogged to the sidelines, gave a coach a low-five and collapsed.

Just over an hour later, doctors at Memorial Hermann Baptist Orange Hospital declared the 17-year-old senior dead.

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