P.S. to Today’s Beyond Chron Piece — 2011 High School Football Critical Brain Injury No. 9
‘Congress of Neurological Surgeons KO’s Own Credibility With Standing Ovation for NFL Commissioner Goodell’ … today at Beyond Chron
October 5, 2011Groundhog Day: Tom (Udall), Dick (Blumenthal), and Hank (Waxman) Still Missing in Action on Concussions
October 5, 2011In the previous post I link to my column today at Beyond Chron.
After that story was filed, writer Matt Chaney reported a ninth serious football head injury this season: Zeth Shouse of Elko (Nevada) High School. In Facebook updates, young Shouse’s mother says he has had two brain surgeries after being injured last Friday, and is in a “chemically forced paralysis.” The hope is that keeping him absolutely still will help relieve the pressure on his brain.
Irv Muchnick