Soon after the Danish Emma Serele was struck by the sharp ball of Emma Farge on his head and went to the ground, he fell 2-1 for the Germans. The referee of Katarina Ferreira Campos did not interrupt the game, the goal was calculated, and in the Danish team you were not at all happy after this judge’s mistake. “The rules are clear. If the player has a head injury, you must whistle, ”said the Danish coach Andrei Geugletz. These were terrible paintings that were seen from Basel. Senerle was unlikely to keep up and seemed stunned when she was taken from the field after a break of treatment.
Unlike referee, the Dan’s coaches obviously reached numerous discussions of the last few years about a long topic of head injuries. Associations were stimulated by numerous sports medical studies that relate to long -term damage through a repeated heading and severe traumatic brain injury, for example, after a collision of players.
It was found that not only for hard full contact sports, such as boxes or American football, can cause prolonged damage. Football players should also live with the danger of the development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE for a short one. The ongoing destruction of brain cells can lead to late consequences, such as memory problems, personality changes or depression.
Specifications for associations
Based on the scientific results based in November 2021, the UEFA European Football Union introduced the Cherecies of the Brain concussion, which was supposed to be signed by all associations of member. Associations are recommended to sensitize the players of their national teams to this topic. A low -powered information film was released, and the judges instructed to immediately interrupt the game in case of suspicion of hiding the brain. In the women’s Bundesliga, a “protocol for head injuries” has been operating since the 2023/24 season, which also regulates that players should “adhere to physical calm from 24 to 48 hours after the head injury, and then gradually increase stress”.
In Germany in Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, awareness of the consequences of concealment in football increased, since in 2014 in 2014 the final of the World Cup among men against Argentina. At that time, the national player Christoph Kramer was still on the field for about 15 minutes, despite the concussion.
Nevertheless, it took almost ten years to annual training of medical personnel for head injuries in the federal leagues of men and women in accordance with the specifications of the UEFA fusical Charter.
The rules of brain processing are hidden in the premiere -liga even go beyond the requirements of UEFA. There, the player should immediately leave the field in case of suspicion of head injury. Only if there are no signs of a concussion, can it return to the field.
Thus, the awareness of this topic has grown over the years. This is all the more surprising that Judge Ferreira Campos did not interrupt the game.
