Re: RPI Hockey 2012-2013 Part III: There Will Be Math Involved
The risk of continuing to play is impossible to calculate but if they had known I am sure they would have sat him for sure. My guess is that there was no one who thought that he was injured badly enough. As a physician, to me that is not a risk i would ever allow to happen. Heads and necks are just not made to take the punishment that other areas of the body can endure. And of course, the sequellae are just so much more devastating. Tearing an MCL or even an ACL is bad enough-but we have all seen the effects of neck injuries and head injuries. Sometimes what seems rather innocuous can turn out devastating. Just read a bit about the skiing injury to Natasha Richardson. I am sure all injuries are quickly evaluated on the bench or in the locker room-but the question is-how experienced and educated is the person who does that evaluation? I suppose it is just impossible to expect having a board certified neurosurgeon at every game or even on call. Knowing that, the suggestion would be to always err on the side of caution.
Originally posted by engineerhockeyfan
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