Youth Sporting Injuries

Accidents can happen anywhere and no one is exempt. Sometimes accidents are truly unpreventable and other times, though not intentional, accidents can be prevented. In organized, recreational sports accidents are so commonplace that they have come to be expected but sometimes these accidents can lead to the need for a wrongful death lawyer and great amounts of heartache.

If you or a family member finds themselves in need of a wrongful death lawyer due to a sporting injury, seek help. There are practiced lawyers ready to help you receive restitution for your losses and with their extensive knowledge of wrongful death cases, a lawyer will be able to help you navigate through the particularly dark and difficult days until restitution is received and healing can begin.

No one wants to end up in a situation that requires a lawyer though, so knowing the dangers of sporting before you participate can help you avoid injury and wrongful death.

Sporting Injuries

Despite common misconception, contact sports are not the only sports in which life-threatening injuries can be sustained. According to data collected in 2012 on the injuries sustained in youth sports, track and field came in at number one with 24,910 sustained throughout the year. 

Gymnastics, wrestling and baseball also landed in the top 10 most dangerous youth sports. Because these sports are not high impact like football, many parents and participants fail to see the dangers lurking close by.

Taking a minute to determine where the dangers lie within your child’s sporting activities and helping them understand the dangers helps them steer clear of avoidable injuries.

What about injuries that can’t typically be foreseen? Perhaps you and your family live in Salt Lake City. During the summers in Salt Lake City the weather can be brutally hot. One afternoon at track practice your child’s track coach, who is not originally from Salt Lake City and isn’t well acquainted with the dangers of heat, begins working the runners without allowing for water breaks.

There in the heat of summer in Salt Lake City you child collapse and has a seizure on the track.

Because of an overzealous coach your child in now lies in critical condition in the hospital and you realize that you are in danger of needing to call a personal injury or wrongful death lawyer.  This is a position no parent ever wants to find themselves in.

Tips for Avoiding the Unavoidable

Because there are many injuries that cannot be foreseen participants must always play with caution. Though some accidents are truly unavoidable there are a few tips and tricks that could ultimately save a life.

Always seek immediate medical attention for head injuries of any magnitude and teach your children proper hydration techniques.  Be open an honest in your communication with your children so that they feel comfortable coming to you if a coach is pushing them too hard or they are experiencing symptoms such as chest pain or dizziness during practice.

These practices can save lives from Salt Lake City to the Southwest and you and your family can ultimately avoid the need for a wrongful death lawyer. 

Maddison Dayton is a legal writer for Fusion 360, an SEO and content marketing agency. Information provided by Robert J Debry. Follow on Twitter.