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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts) Sun Sep 15, 2019, 08:46 AM Sep 2019

Junior Varsity football player airlifted to hospital...

http://longisland.news12.com/story/41048276/football-player-airlifted-after-scary-collision-in-long-beach

Actually, turns out 2 were airlifted this weekend. And the parents are concerned, sort of, but, hey, that's football...

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Junior Varsity football player airlifted to hospital... (Original Post) TreasonousBastard Sep 2019 OP

'Buty hey, that's football'??? CDerekGo Sep 2019 #1

Yeah, I was kinda shocked at the attitudes, too.. TreasonousBastard Sep 2019 #2

Football, almost as dangerous as scooter riding.... bottomofthehill Sep 2019 #3

CDerekGo

(507 posts)

1. 'Buty hey, that's football'???

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2019, 09:01 AM

Sep 2019

So, you're gonna watch your kid go comatose, or maybe worse, paralyzed for life, BUT HEY, THAT'S FOOTBALL!

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

2. Yeah, I was kinda shocked at the attitudes, too..

Reply to CDerekGo (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 15, 2019, 09:22 AM

Sep 2019

not even a call to look at making it safer.

bottomofthehill

(8,329 posts)

3. Football, almost as dangerous as scooter riding....

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2019, 09:55 AM

Sep 2019

According to the CDC study, the most common wound after head injuries involved upper extremity fractures at 27%, followed by lower extremity fractures at 12%. The study, which lasted nearly three months, found the e-scooter injury rate was 14.3 per 100,000 trips.May 1, 2019
CNBC › 2019/05/01 › cdc-stud...

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