Tackling Head Trauma: The Concussion Problem In Sports

By: Paul A. Slager   Recent revelations about permanent brain trauma suffered by football players raise serious ethical questions and liability concerns about head trauma in sports. Public understanding about the lasting effects of serious head injuries has been growing in recent years, due in large part to high numbers of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with traumatic brain injuries, and even higher profile survivors like journalist Bob Woodward.   Considering the extent