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- He suffered a concussion during a football game, followed by headaches. Unlike Colby, he did not see a doctor before returning to action. What looked like an essentially harmless tackle in that next game altered his life. Schultz collapsed and went into a coma. Schultz lived after sustaining the catastrophic brain injury.
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Dec 7, 2001 · Second Impact Syndrome gained greater prominence and acceptance following a 1993 incident in Anacortes, Wash., involving 16-year-old Brandon Schultz. He suffered a concussion during a...
Nov 4, 2008 · A week after suffering a concussion, Schultz attempted to play again while he still had headaches. Late in the second quarter, after a routine hit, Schultz collapsed.
Brandon Schultz has what researchers are beginning to call “second impact syndrome,” a rare but devastating problem in which people, usually young athletes, suffer a mild head injury, return to play too soon and get clobbered again before the brain has fully healed.
Schultz’s family sued the school district on his behalf for neglecting to institute a concussion policy. In a landmark settlement in 1998, five years almost to the day after his life-altering concussion, the school district agreed to pay for the medical care and rehab services Schultz would need for the rest of his life—an estimated $12.6 ...
Following a hard tackle, Brandon suffered a mild concussion, forcing him to sit for the rest of the game. LANE PHELAN, BRANDON'S MOTHER: He really wasn't down on the ground or anything, he was just shook up, 'got his bell rung' as we say.
Mar 25, 2013 · PDF | This survey study compared high school football players' knowledge and attitudes about concussion before and after receiving concussion education.... | Find, read and cite all the...
