Tackling Rugby
What Every Parent Should Know
Published on 7. October 2014
160 pages
978-1-78168-671-3 (ISBN)
Description
Every week young children are hospitalized on the playing fields of Britain. Yet this data is never collected, nor is there any concerted attempt to work out how to make sport safer. Using meticulous, peer-reviewed research, the book sets out the true risks associated with the sport, raising uncomfortable questions for politicians and the educational authorities. Would parents be so willing to let their children play rugby if they knew that the average risk of serious injury over the course of a season could be at least 17 percent, or nearly one in six?
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Ebook UK & RoW
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-78168-671-3 (9781781686713)
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10/2014
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Person
Allyson Pollock is professor of public health research and policy at Queen Mary, University of London. She set up and directed the Centre for International Public Health Policy at the University of Edinburgh from 2005 to 2011, and prior to that she was Head of the Public Health Policy Unit at UCL and Director of Research & Development at UCL Hospitals NHS Trust. She is the author of NHS plc and co-author of The New NHS: A Guide. She writes regularly in the Guardian as well as many professional publications. Website: http://www.allysonpollock.com/
Content
- Intro
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: Play the Ball, Not the Child
- Part I: Foul Play: The Hidden Truth Behind Rugby Injuries
- 1. Another Injury, but Not Another Statistic
- 2. Rugby's Web of Interests
- 3. A Pilot Study of Injuries
- 4. Marginalising the Cause of Public Health
- 5. The Indemnity Question
- 6. The Cost of Injuries
- 7. Impossible to Ignore
- Part II: Hospital Pass: Questions for Parents to Ask
- What Is the Risk of Injury if a Child Plays Rugby?
- How Does the Risk of Injury in Rugby Compare with Other Sports?
- What Kinds of Injury Are Common?
- What Is Concussion and What Effects Can It Have on a Child's Long-Term Health and Academic Progress?
- How Much Time Do Injured Children Lose from School and Sport?
- What Phase of Play Is Most Dangerous?
- Which Is the Most Dangerous Position to Play In?
- What Other Factors Affect the Risk of Injury?
- What Steps Can Be Taken by Children and Schools to Prevent Injuries?
- Will Protective Equipment like Mouth Guards and Head Guards Make a Child Safer?
- Are Injuries a Big Reason for Children Giving Up Rugby?
- What Are the Financial Costs of Rugby Injuries?
- Can a Parent Withhold Consent for Their Child to Play, Especially in Schools Where Rugby Is Compulsory?
- What Questions Should a Parent Put to a School about Its Injury Procedures?
- Where Can Parents Seek Help?
- What Can Be Done to Improve the Monitoring of Injuries in Rugby and Other Sports?
- Part III: Peroration
- Acknowledgements
- Appendices
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Appendix 3
- Appendix 4
- Appendix 5
- Notes
- Further Reading
- Index
