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Our Goal

We strive to create awareness of the severity of concussions by highlighting examples of how the media responds to head injuries.

Concussion Education

A concussion is a head injury that occurs during a blow or hit to the head that causes the brain to move rapidly inside the skull. This affects the brain, leading to temporary problems with memory, thinking, balance, and coordination.

Immediate symptoms that may occur include light sensitivity, headache, dizziness, nausea, and confusion. When a concussion occurs, loss of consciousness may occur, but in most cases, it does not happen.

The brain becomes more vulnerable after the first concussion and puts a person at higher risk for Second Impact Syndrome, which can lead to more serious implications in the future.

Current Media and Stories

Smelling Salts Ban

For the 2025/25 season, the NFL issued a ban on smelling salts across all franchises. This is due to the ammonia-based chemicals possibly being able to mask symptoms of concussions when used.

Nfl.com

Articles Misusing Terms

Articles have been misrepresenting players returning after a hit to the head by calling it "lion-hearted." Alternatively, they report that not returning would be called "cowardly". It also touches on how head injuries were only credited as such in 21% of cases.

National Institutes of Health

After week 6 of the NFL season, Brian Daboll and Cam Skattebo were fined 100k and 15k, respectively, while the Giants were fined 200k due to an incident where Jaxson Dart was brought into the concussion tent, and both entered the tent while Dart was being evaluated. Daboll was then caught screaming at the team's orthopedist, who had nothing to do with this process.

New York Giants Controversy

Forgetting About CTE

In the most saddening cases, when a player ends up passing away tend to omit possible head injury problems as a factor in their death

TheNation.com

Dr. Hummel is the chair of the Exercise Science and Athletic Training at Ithaca College. We sat down with him to talk about concussion concerns, safety, and his response to concussion media.

Riverside Interview With
Dr. Chris Hummel

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Head FirstBenji Marconi

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Benji Marconi is a First-Year student at Ithaca College who currently plays rugby. In this quick interview, he shares his experience playing basketball and his experience with head injuries.

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A Testimony

Guardian Caps

Guardian Caps are a new helmet designed to prevent concussions by using a shell-padded lining placed over a regular helmet. They were. Created in 2021, linemen were the first position targeted to use them to help prevent head injuries. In 2024, the caps were made available to all positions. NBC reported that guardian caps saw a decrease in concussions by 52%

Safety And Prevention

Creating Awareness

The best way to combat the use of dangerous language in the media is to raise greater concerns about the dangers of concussions and the long term effects.