Recognizing Concussion Symptoms Important on Local, State Levels
Injuries to the head are 'just part of sports,' according to state high school athletics director. Here's how Andover High has changed how its trainers and students prevent and treat concussions.
On a February night in 2009, high school basketball player Jacob Gordon set himself to take a charge inside of Andover High School’s gymnasium. As the 16-year-old sophomore playing for Andover’s junior varsity team was instructed to do, he planted his feet, put his hands up high, and waited for the opposing player to send him flying onto the hardwood floor. Gordon, now a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of Michigan, suffered a concussion after slamming his head onto the court. Instantly, Gordon knew there was something wrong. “I felt dizzy, nauseous and my head hurt terribly, so I immediately took myself out of the game,” said Gordon. “I needed to seek medical attention before my conditions worsened.” “The experience was terrifying…
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