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Sports Concussion Bills Reintroduced in Pennsylvania

By Bruce Stern

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Tracy Yatsko, a 17-year old honor student and sports star at Tamaqua Area High School, joined Harold Carmichael and Mike Quick, former Eagles players, a top NFL official and several Pennsylvania legislators as they reintroduced bills which would better educate athletes, parents and coaches about sports concussions and how to prevent brain-injured students from returning to play too soon.

Yatsko suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2005 when she went up for a rebound and cracked her head against another player's. Although signs of a concussion were present, she practiced the next day and played in a game the day after that. A few days later she collapsed in the locker room. Today, she still suffers from the effects of the injury and the lack of immediate treatment.
 

Full post as published by Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog on January 28, 2011 (boomark / email).

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