DENVER—Head injury expert Kim Gorgens, a neuropsychologist at the University of Denver (DU), says that most concussions deliver a G-force equivalent to 95 upon impact. By comparison, the average G-force experienced by military fighter pilots is 9. G-force is a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity. Gorgens says the average football player receives 103 G's when hit during a game.
Gorgens discussed the impact of concussions on children during a recent presentation at TEDxDU on the University of Denver campus. TEDx stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design and is an independently organized event licensing the brand from the TED organization.
Gorgens is chair of the State of Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund Board and a member of the Brain Injury Legislative Collaborative. TEDxDU featured 18 speakers and performers discussing the world's most pressing issues from clean water and combating poverty to legal reform and HIV/AIDS.
Other presentations included the world's fastest electric motorcycle and new research being conducted on Lou Gehrig's disease. Other presenters were Stephen Brackett and Jamie Laurie, known to their fans as Brer Rabbit and Jonny 5 of the Denver-based band Flobots, and The Spirituals Project Choir.
Source: University of Denver