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2.3 The concussed female brain

Visible Women with Caroline Criado Perez

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Women's Head Injuries Are More Common Than Men's

Male players always have a properly qualified medic during a match, watching out for serious injuries. But there often isn't one in the women's game. And even if there is a medic, they are unlikely to be trained in spotting head injuries. Even if a female player lucks out and has her head injury spotted, she will then have to run the gauntlet of a care system that simply doesn't believe women. As freya found.

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