Concussions are not new to the world of the National Football League (NFL), they are not new at all to the world of medicine, but concussions can sometimes be disregarded especially during games on the NFL.
Concussion is a serious problem, and it may cause death. Yet, there is still no quick way to assess if someone has concussion after a head trauma, not until now that is.
To highlight technological advances in head trauma detection, the recently launched digital video series, NFL Next will tackle the developments in technology that will further help protect the health of the NFL players.
One the stands out is the Quanterix' vision of concussion detection through a simple finger prick or blood drawing from the players right on the sideline.
The company will use blood protein detection to assess whether the player has suffered a concussion or not.
This vision of Quanterix is especially needed for the players since most teams although having players that have suffered traumas still put them back on field to play, which endangers their life.
"Quanterix' new way to diagnose concussions and other disease can affect football. You can take a little sample of blood on the sideline and within 20 minutes they'd be able to tell if you if you had some kind of impact and take you off the field," Ryan Travis, an NFL senior producer and director who worked on the NFL Next series, said.
The company especially wants the test to be 100 percent accurate diagnostically and 100 percent specific.
Concussion has been one of the greatest Achilles heels of the NFL industry, with a movie to be release in the coming months, Concussion, starring Will Smith who plays Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic neuropathologist that discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE); this could really put a highlight on the NFL tragedies again.
