Sarah Burke suffered injuries when she crashed during a practice run on Jan. 10. She severed a vertebral artery leading to bleeding in her brain and subsequent cardiac arrest.
Here is the full story:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/19/sarah-burke-died-skier-canada-freestyle-park-city_n_1217001.html?1327009331&icid=maing-grid7%7Cmaing6%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D128836
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
High School seniors teach CPR to younger students
High school seniors teach fellow students in CPR and AED training ensuring virtually every student in the class of 2012 will have learned CPR. Students can take an elective class to become CPR instructors while also gaining college credit. More information in the article below.
http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/Springs/410623/In-Springs-Graduating-Class-Learns-How-To-Save-Lives
http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/Springs/410623/In-Springs-Graduating-Class-Learns-How-To-Save-Lives
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Freak accident leaves high school hockey player paralyzed
JV hockey player was injured when checked from behind in the Minnesota State High School League
http://aol.sportingnews.com/sport/story/2012-01-03/minn-prep-hockey-player-paralyzed-after-check?ncid=webmail3
http://aol.sportingnews.com/sport/story/2012-01-03/minn-prep-hockey-player-paralyzed-after-check?ncid=webmail3
Monday, January 2, 2012
ESPN features article on Athletes Saving Athletes
ESPN High School featured an article just before Christmas about ASA. The article features A4IA's video, which itself is rare, as ESPN does not usually run videos on their sight that they themselves did not produce.
http://espn.go.com/high-school/lacrosse/story/_/id/7344390/athlete-advocates-safety-field
http://espn.go.com/high-school/lacrosse/story/_/id/7344390/athlete-advocates-safety-field
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Florida High School Lacrosse player dies during conditioning due to rare heart condition
The Orange County medical examiner said a University High School lacrosse player who died earlier this week had a heart condition.
Daniel Valenson collapsed during lacrosse conditioning on Monday.
According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, the boy's coaches called 911 after he collapsed during Monday's conditioning. He died nearly 24 hours later.
The medical examiner said Valenson's death was natural. In a statement, it was determined Valenson had an undetected heart condition:
This is a congenital heart abnormality in which one of his coronary arteries originates from the pulmonary artery instead of the aorta. This type of congenital anomaly of the coronary arteries occurs in 1/50,000 to 1/300,000 live births.
If not surgically corrected, a majority of children with this condition will die within the first year of life although some children, as in this case, are known to live into the second decade of life.
Dr. Randy Shuck, host of our Priority Health segment said this is not the sort of condition that would be detected in most physicals. It is very important for the family to know their own medical history -- if a family member had heart disease before they were 50, it's important to get the child checked out.
Shuck says an echocardiogram may be helpful. The cardiac ECHO is essentially a sonogram of the heart, which can give doctors a good assessment of the valve areas and heart function, and pick up any problems. Parents can request their child get this kind of physical.
Valenson had just moved to Orlando from New York to live with his father. Starting at a new high school, he joined the lacrosse team.
"Based on my history and experiences, the team will rise up from this, and I believe that they will play this season in memory, and try to honor Dan the very best they can," Armbruster said.
Neighbors said he was good kid -- always upbeat and friendly -- and was often seen outside practicing.
"Just the day before yesterday, he was practicing while I was putting up the Christmas lights," neighbor Steve Baker said Tuesday. "It's just real strange for something like that to happen."
Principal Mike Armbruster sent a voicemail message to all University High School families Tuesday, saying Orange County Public Schools is working with investigators looking into the teen's death.
In a news conference Wednesday morning, University High School Principal Mike Armbruster said the coach would be out of school for the remainder of the week.
"The coach was trained and ready, and did a phenomenal job," Armbruster said. "He did a Herculean task. He faced the greatest nightmare that any coach can face, which is a player going down on the field. He responded quickly, responded with 911, followed their directions explicitly and did a tremendous job trying to keep Dan with us."
Grief counselors are on campus Wednesday to help students deal with the death of their classmate.
Daniel Valenson collapsed during lacrosse conditioning on Monday.
According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, the boy's coaches called 911 after he collapsed during Monday's conditioning. He died nearly 24 hours later.
The medical examiner said Valenson's death was natural. In a statement, it was determined Valenson had an undetected heart condition:
This is a congenital heart abnormality in which one of his coronary arteries originates from the pulmonary artery instead of the aorta. This type of congenital anomaly of the coronary arteries occurs in 1/50,000 to 1/300,000 live births.
If not surgically corrected, a majority of children with this condition will die within the first year of life although some children, as in this case, are known to live into the second decade of life.
Dr. Randy Shuck, host of our Priority Health segment said this is not the sort of condition that would be detected in most physicals. It is very important for the family to know their own medical history -- if a family member had heart disease before they were 50, it's important to get the child checked out.
Shuck says an echocardiogram may be helpful. The cardiac ECHO is essentially a sonogram of the heart, which can give doctors a good assessment of the valve areas and heart function, and pick up any problems. Parents can request their child get this kind of physical.
Valenson had just moved to Orlando from New York to live with his father. Starting at a new high school, he joined the lacrosse team.
"Based on my history and experiences, the team will rise up from this, and I believe that they will play this season in memory, and try to honor Dan the very best they can," Armbruster said.
Neighbors said he was good kid -- always upbeat and friendly -- and was often seen outside practicing.
"Just the day before yesterday, he was practicing while I was putting up the Christmas lights," neighbor Steve Baker said Tuesday. "It's just real strange for something like that to happen."
Principal Mike Armbruster sent a voicemail message to all University High School families Tuesday, saying Orange County Public Schools is working with investigators looking into the teen's death.
In a news conference Wednesday morning, University High School Principal Mike Armbruster said the coach would be out of school for the remainder of the week.
"The coach was trained and ready, and did a phenomenal job," Armbruster said. "He did a Herculean task. He faced the greatest nightmare that any coach can face, which is a player going down on the field. He responded quickly, responded with 911, followed their directions explicitly and did a tremendous job trying to keep Dan with us."
Grief counselors are on campus Wednesday to help students deal with the death of their classmate.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
"Return to Class" Protocol for youth athletes with concussions
In Massachusettes, a new concussion protocol is being introduced for adolescent athletes returning to class. Depending on the severity, communication between medical staff and teachers would take place as as to what the students should be allowed to do in the classroom, if anything, as the brain recovers from concussion. It is unclear how the communication would actually take place with their color coded system, but the main point is that even things such as homework, video games and text messaging could be detrimental in the brain's recovery. Allowing the brain time to rest and recover is the most important thing.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/751948?sssdmh=dm1.727796
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/751948?sssdmh=dm1.727796
Monday, December 12, 2011
Sidney Crosby out again with concussion symtpoms
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is out indefinitely with concussion-like symptoms.
Crosby said Monday he noticed a recurrence of the problems that sidelined him for more than 10 months earlier this year following a 3-1 loss to Boston last week.
"Not (feeling) bad. I'm not happy about watching," Crosby said Monday after missing practice. "But I have to make sure with these sort of things that I'm careful and making sure I'm 100 percent before coming back. No timetable."
Crosby sat out Pittsburgh's two-game road trip to Philadelphia and New York as a precaution but said he's noticed familiar symptoms during light workouts over the weekend.
"I've been doing light exertion stuff and seeing how that goes," Crosby said. "It's that whole (recovery) routine again, but hopefully not as long. When I wasn't doing something for 6, 7 months that process was a little longer. Hopefully, that's not the case here."
The 24-year-old former MVP said there is no timetable for his return but he will definitely not play on Tuesday against Detroit. Crosby has 12 points in eight games this season, but hasn't scored a goal since netting two in his season debut on Nov. 23 against the Islanders.
Crosby said Monday he noticed a recurrence of the problems that sidelined him for more than 10 months earlier this year following a 3-1 loss to Boston last week.
"Not (feeling) bad. I'm not happy about watching," Crosby said Monday after missing practice. "But I have to make sure with these sort of things that I'm careful and making sure I'm 100 percent before coming back. No timetable."
Crosby sat out Pittsburgh's two-game road trip to Philadelphia and New York as a precaution but said he's noticed familiar symptoms during light workouts over the weekend.
"I've been doing light exertion stuff and seeing how that goes," Crosby said. "It's that whole (recovery) routine again, but hopefully not as long. When I wasn't doing something for 6, 7 months that process was a little longer. Hopefully, that's not the case here."
The 24-year-old former MVP said there is no timetable for his return but he will definitely not play on Tuesday against Detroit. Crosby has 12 points in eight games this season, but hasn't scored a goal since netting two in his season debut on Nov. 23 against the Islanders.
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