A blow to the head isn't the only injury that that can make a football player slow and confused

Reported by www.foxnews.com; That means trainers and team doctors should reply on talking to athletes about concussion symptoms when they're trying to decide the seriousness of a head injury - not just on the computer based tests.

The head injuries can cause dizziness, memory problems, and trouble paying attention, which usually goes away within a few weeks. But when athletes try to come back from the blow too quickly, they risk a rare but dangerous condition, called "second impact syndrome", which happens when someone sustains a second head injury before the first is completely healed.

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