one was a 13-year-old eighth-grade student
Read that one. Its the most recent one. " After colliding with other players, Cohen got back up, took a few steps, then lost consciousness. He was rushed to the hospital suffering from brain bleeding and swelling. His oxygen level was low while he was in the ambulance, his father said.
The next day, Cohen died, just three days after the first day of school."
In America, children are encouraged to fight to the death in gladiatorial games while their parents look on and cheer.
I’m going to say that isn’t the full story. It’s most likely ‘second impact syndrome’, and the crowd was not observant enough to notice the kid would’ve already had a big collision before that one.
The brain can take a hard football sized knock, it’ll just swell a little and you’ll have a concussion. If you get hit once it’s already swelled, pop, that’s a bleed.
If proper safety was being taught he would’ve been pulled from the pitch after the first hit.
Proper safety would be not having kids put in situations (like a sport where they get tackled by other 200 pound children) where their brain could start swelling as a result.
"After colliding with other players, Cohen got back up, took a few steps, then lost consciousness. He was rushed to the hospital suffering from brain bleeding and swelling. His oxygen level was low while he was in the ambulance, his father said.
The next day, Cohen died, just three days after the first day of school."
