Kim Gorgens: Protecting the brain against concussion

37,548 views ใƒป 2010-11-22

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Sigal Tifferet ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:16
So, a funny thing happened
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ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืฆื—ื™ืง ืงืจื” ืœื™
00:18
on my way to becoming a brilliant, world-class neuropsychologist:
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœื”ืคื™ื›ืชื™ ืœื ื•ื™ืจื•ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช
ืžื‘ืจื™ืงื” ื‘ืจืžื” ืขื•ืœืžื™ืช:
ื ื•ืœื“ ืœื™ ืชื™ื ื•ืง.
00:23
I had a baby.
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ื•ื–ื” ืœื ืื•ืžืจ
00:25
And that's not to say
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00:26
I ever went on to become a brilliant, world-class neuropsychologist.
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ืฉืื™ ืคืขื ื”ืคื›ืชื™
ืœื ื•ื™ื•ืจื•ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ืžื‘ืจื™ืงื” ื‘ืจืžื” ืขื•ืœืžื™ืช.
00:30
Sorry, TED.
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ืกืœื™ื—ื” TED.
00:32
But I did go on to be a reasonably astute,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืŸ ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœื“ืื’ื ื™ืช ืคืงื—ื™ืช ืœืžื“ื™,
00:36
arguably world-class worrier.
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ื•ืื•ืœื™ ื‘ืจืžื” ืขื•ืœืžื™ืช.
00:39
One of my girlfriends in graduate school, Marie,
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ืื—ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืžื”ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื”, ืžืืจื™,
00:42
said, "Kim, I figured it out.
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ืืžืจื”: "ืงื™ื, ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื‘ื ืชื™.
ืืช ืœื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื ื•ื™ืจื•ื˜ื™ืช ืžื›ืœ ื”ืฉืืจ,
00:45
It's not that you're more neurotic than everyone else;
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00:47
it's just that you're more honest about how neurotic you are."
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ืืช ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ื ื”
ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืจืžืช ื”ื ื•ื™ืจื•ื™ื˜ื•ืช ืฉืœืš."
00:51
So in the spirit of full disclosure,
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ืื– ื‘ืจื•ื— ืฉืœ ืฉืงื™ืคื•ืช ืžืœืื”,
ื”ื‘ืืชื™ ื›ืžื” ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืœื›ื.
00:54
I brought some pictures to share.
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ืื•ื•ื•ื•ื•ื•.
00:57
Awwww.
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00:58
(Laughter)
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ืื ื™ ืจืง ืื•ืžืจ - ื™ื•ืœื™.
00:59
I'll just say: July.
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01:01
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:06
Zip!
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ื–ื–ื–ื–ื–ื™ืค
01:08
(Laughter)
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ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื˜ื•ื—.
01:09
For safety.
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01:10
(Laughter)
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01:12
Water wings --
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ืžืฆื•ืคื™ื --
01:14
an inch of water.
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ื‘-2 ืก"ืž ืžื™ื.
01:17
And then, finally, all suited up
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ื•ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ืืจื•ื– ื”ื™ื˜ื‘
01:19
for the 90-minute drive to Copper Mountain.
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ืœื ืกื™ืขื” ื‘ืช 90 ื“ืงื•ืช ืœื”ืจ ืงื•ืคืจ.
01:22
So you can get kind of a feel for this.
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ืื– ืืชื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœืงื‘ืœ ืžื•ืฉื’.
01:26
So my baby, Vander, is eight years old now.
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ืื– ื”ืชื™ื ื•ืง ืฉืœื™, ื•ื•ื ื“ืจ,
ื”ื•ื ื‘ืŸ 8 ื”ื™ื•ื.
01:29
And, despite being cursed with my athletic inability,
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ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืงื•ืœืœ
ื‘ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ื”ืืชืœื˜ื™ืช ืฉืœื™,
01:34
he plays soccer.
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ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื—ืง ื›ื“ื•ืจื’ืœ.
01:36
He's interested in playing football.
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ื”ื•ื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฉื—ืง ืคื•ื˜ื‘ื•ืœ.
01:38
He wants to learn how to ride a unicycle.
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ื”ื•ื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืœืจื›ื‘ ืขืœ ื—ื“-ืื•ืคืŸ.
01:40
So why would I worry?
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ืื– ืœืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืื“ืื’?
01:42
Because this is what I do. This is what I teach.
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ื›ื™ ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ืฉื”. ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžืœืžื“ืช.
01:45
It's what I study. It's what I treat.
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ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ื—ื•ืงืจืช. ื‘ื–ื” ืื ื™ ืžื˜ืคืœืช.
01:47
And I know that kids get concussed every year.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื ื—ื•ื˜ืคื™ื ื–ืขื–ื•ืข ืžื•ื— ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”.
01:51
In fact, more than four million people sustain a concussion every year,
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž-4 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ื–ืขื–ื•ืข ืžื•ื— ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”,
ื•ืืœื” ืจืง ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ืžื™ืœื“ื™ื ืขื“ ื’ื™ืœ 14
01:55
and these data are just among kids under 14
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01:57
who were seen in emergency rooms.
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ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœื—ื“ืจื™ ืžื™ื•ืŸ.
02:00
And so when kids sustain a concussion,
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ืื– ื›ืฉื™ืœื“ ืžืงื‘ืœ ื–ืขื–ื•ืข ืžื•ื—,
02:02
we talk about them getting dinged or getting their bell rung,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉื”ื ื—ื˜ืคื• ืžื›ื” ื‘ืจืืฉ,
02:05
but what is it that we're really talking about?
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ืื‘ืœ ืขืœ ืžื” ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืขืฆื ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื?
02:08
Let's take a look.
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืจืื”.
02:11
[Concussive Force]
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ื˜ื•ื‘. ืกื˜ืจืกืงื™ ื•ื”ืืฆ', ืืคืฉืจ ืœื•ืžืจ. ื›ืŸ.
02:14
"Starsky and Hutch"? Arguably, yes.
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ืื– ืชืื•ื ืช ื“ืจื›ื™ื.
02:17
So, a car accident.
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60 ืงืž"ืฉ ืœืชื•ืš ืžื—ืกื•ื ื‘ื ื•ื™ --
02:19
Forty miles an hour into a fixed barrier:
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35G.
02:21
35 Gs.
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ืžืชืื’ืจืฃ ื‘ืžืฉืงืœ ื›ื‘ื“
02:26
A heavyweight boxer punches you straight in the face:
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ืžื›ื” ื‘ืš ื™ืฉืจ ื‘ืคื ื™ื --
02:29
58 Gs.
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58G.
02:32
(Music)
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02:37
In case you missed it, we'll look again.
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ื‘ืžืงืจื” ืฉืคืกืคืกืชื, ื ืจืื” ืฉื•ื‘.
ืื– ืชืกืชื›ืœื• ื‘ืฆื“ ื”ื™ืžื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืกืš.
02:40
So look to the right-hand side of the screen.
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02:44
(Music)
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02:48
What would you say?
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ืžื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื ืื•ืžืจื™ื?
02:50
How many Gs?
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ื›ืžื” G?
ืงืจื•ื‘.
02:54
Close.
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72.
02:56
Seventy-two?
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02:57
Would it be crazy to know:
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ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ืžื˜ื•ืจืฃ ืœื“ืขืช,
103G.
03:00
103 Gs?
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03:02
The average concussive impact
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ื”ืคื’ื™ืขื” ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืขืช ื”ื™ื•ืฆืจืช ื–ืขื–ื•ืข ืžื•ื—
03:04
is 95 Gs.
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ื”ื™ื ืฉืœ 95G.
03:07
Now, when the kid on the right doesn't get up,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื›ืฉื”ื™ืœื“ ืžื™ืžื™ืŸ ืœื ืงื,
ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ื–ืขื–ื•ืข ืžื•ื—.
03:11
we know they've had a concussion.
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03:12
But how about the kid on the left,
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ื™ืœื“ ืžืฉืžืืœ,
03:14
or the athlete that leaves the field of play?
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ืื• ื”ืืชืœื˜ ืฉื™ื•ืจื“ ืžื”ืžื’ืจืฉ?
ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื
03:17
How do we know if he or she has sustained a concussion?
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ืื ื”ื ื—ื•ื• ื–ืขื–ื•ืข ืžื•ื—?
03:21
How do we know
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ืื™ืš ื ื“ืข
03:22
that legislation that would require they be pulled from play,
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ืฉื”ื—ืงื™ืงื” ืฉืชื“ืจื•ืฉ ืืช ื”ื•ืฆืืชื ืžื”ืžืฉื—ืง,
03:26
cleared for return to play,
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ืื• ืชืืฉืจ ืืช ื”ื—ื–ืจืชื ืœืžืฉื—ืง,
03:28
applies to them?
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ืชืงืคื” ืขื‘ื•ืจื?
03:30
The definition of concussion
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ื”ื”ื’ื“ืจื” ืฉืœ ื–ืขื–ื•ืข ืžื•ื—
03:32
doesn't actually require a loss of consciousness.
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ืœื ื“ื•ืจืฉืช ืื•ื‘ื“ืŸ ื”ื›ืจื”.
03:34
It requires only a change in consciousness,
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ื”ื™ื ื“ื•ืจืฉืช ืจืง ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื‘ื”ื›ืจื”,
03:37
and that can be any one or a number of symptoms,
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ื•ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืชื‘ื˜ื ื‘ืกื™ืžืคื˜ื•ื ืื—ื“ ืื• ื™ื•ืชืจ,
03:40
including feeling foggy, feeling dizzy,
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ื›ื•ืœืœ ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ืขืจืคื•ืœ ืื• ืกื—ืจื•ืจ,
03:43
hearing a ringing in your ear,
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ืฉืžื™ืขื” ืฉืœ ืฆืœืฆื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืื–ื ื™ื™ื,
03:45
being more impulsive or hostile than usual.
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ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ืื™ืžืคื•ืœืกื™ื‘ื™ืช ืื• ืขื•ื™ื ืช ืžื”ืจื’ื™ืœ.
03:48
So given all of that and given how darn neurotic I am,
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ืื– ื‘ื”ื™ื ืชืŸ ื›ืœ ื–ื”, ื•ื‘ืจืžืช ื”ื ื•ื™ืจื•ื˜ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™,
ืื™ืš ืื ื™ ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื” ืœื™ืฉื•ืŸ?
03:52
how do I get any sleep at all?
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03:54
Because I know our brains are resilient.
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ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช
ืฉื”ืžื•ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื ื—ืกื•ื ื™ื.
ื”ื ืขื•ืฆื‘ื• ืœื”ืชืื•ืฉืฉ
03:59
They're designed to recover from an injury.
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ืžืคืฆื™ืขื”.
04:03
If -- God forbid --
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ืื, ืืœื•ื”ื™ื ื™ืฉืžื•ืจ,
04:05
any of us left here tonight and sustained a concussion,
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ืื—ื“ ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื™ืฆื ืžื›ืืŸ ื”ืœื™ืœื” ื•ื™ืงื‘ืœ ื–ืขื–ื•ืข ืžื•ื—,
ืจื•ื‘ื ื• ื ืชืื•ืฉืฉ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืœื
04:09
most of us would go on to fully recover inside of a couple hours
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ืชื•ืš ืฉืขืชื™ื™ื
04:12
to a couple of weeks.
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ืขื“ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ื™ื.
04:14
But kids are more vulnerable to brain injury.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืคื’ื™ืขื•ืช ืžื•ื—ื™ื•ืช.
04:16
In fact, high-school athletes are three times more likely
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืกืคื•ืจื˜ืื™ื ื‘ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ืกื™ื›ื•ืŸ ืžื•ื’ื‘ืจ ืคื™ 3
04:19
to sustain catastrophic injuries
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ืœืกื‘ื•ืœ ืžืคืฆื™ืขื” ืงื˜ืกื˜ืจื•ืคืœื™ืช
ื™ื—ืกื™ืช ืืคื™ืœื• ืœืกืคื•ืจื˜ืื™ื ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ืงื•ืœื’',
04:22
relative even to their college-age peers,
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and it takes them longer to return to a symptom-free baseline.
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ื•ืœื•ืงื— ืœื”ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื–ืžืŸ
ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœืžืฆื‘ื ื”ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™, ืœืœื ืกื™ืžืคื˜ื•ืžื™ื.
ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืคื’ื™ืขื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœื”ื,
04:30
After that first injury,
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ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื”ื ืœืคื’ื™ืขื” ืฉื ื™ื™ื”
04:32
their risk for second injury is exponentially greater.
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ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืืงืคื•ื ื ืฆื™ืืœื™.
ืžืฉื, ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ืŸ ืœืคื’ื™ืขื” ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช,
04:36
From there, their risk for a third injury, greater still, and so on.
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ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื•ื›ืŸ ื”ืœืื”.
ื•ื”ื ื” ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืžื“ืื™ื’:
04:42
And here's the really alarming part:
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We don't fully understand the long-term impact of multiple injuries.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืขื“ ื”ืกื•ืฃ
ืืช ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืืจื•ื›ืช ื”ื˜ื•ื•ื— ืฉืœ ืคื’ื™ืขื•ืช ืžืจื•ื‘ื•ืช.
ืืชื ืื•ืœื™ ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ื”ื–ื”
04:51
You guys may be familiar with this research
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ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ืžื” NFL (ืœื™ื’ืช ื”ืคื•ื˜ื‘ื•ืœ).
04:53
that's coming out of the NFL.
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ื‘ืงืฆืจื”,
04:55
In a nutshell, this research suggests that,
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ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ื”ื–ื” ืจื•ืžื–
04:58
among retired NFL players with three or more career concussions,
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ืฉื‘ืงืจื‘ ืฉื—ืงื ื™ ืคื•ื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ืคื ืกื™ื”
ืฉืขื‘ืจื• 3 ื–ืขื–ื•ืขื™ ืžื•ื— ื•ืžืขืœื” ื‘ืกืคื•ืจื˜,
05:03
the incidence of early-onset dementing disease
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ื”ืฉื›ื™ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžื—ืœื•ืช ื“ืžื ื˜ื™ื•ืช
05:06
is much greater than it is for the general population.
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ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ืฆืขื™ืจ ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื–ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื” ื”ื›ืœืœื™ืช.
ืื– ืจืื™ืชื ืืช ื–ื” -- ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง ื˜ื™ื™ืžืก, ืจืื™ืชื ืืช ื–ื”.
05:10
So you've all seen that -- New York Times, you've seen it.
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05:12
What you may not be familiar with
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ืžื” ืฉืื•ืœื™ ืืชื ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื
05:14
is that this research was spearheaded by NFL wives who said,
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื‘ืจืืฉ ื”ืžื—ืงืจ
ืขืžื“ื• ื ืฉื•ืช ื”ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ืฉืืžืจื•,
05:19
"Isn't it weird that my 46-year-old husband
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"ื–ื” ืœื ืžื•ื–ืจ ืฉื‘ืขืœื™ ื‘ืŸ ื” 46
05:22
is forever losing his keys?"
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ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืžืื‘ื“ ืืช ื”ืžืคืชื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื•?
05:24
"Isn't it weird that my 47-year-old husband
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ื–ื” ืœื ืžื•ื–ืจ ืฉื‘ืขืœื™ ื‘ืŸ ื” 47
05:27
is forever losing the car?"
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ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืžืื‘ื“ ืืช ื”ืื•ื˜ื•?
05:30
"Isn't it weird that my 48-year-old husband
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ื–ื” ืœื ืžื•ื–ืจ ืฉื‘ืขืœื™ ื‘ืŸ ื” 48
05:32
is forever losing his way home
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ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœื ืžื•ืฆื ืืช ื“ืจื›ื• ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”
ื‘ืจื›ื‘, ืžื”ื—ื ื™ื™ื”?"
05:35
in the car, from the driveway?"
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ืื– ืื•ืœื™ ืฉื›ื—ืชื™ ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ
05:38
I may have forgotten to mention that my son is an only child.
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ืฉื‘ื ื™ ื”ื•ื ื™ืœื“ ื™ื—ื™ื“.
ืื– ื–ื” ืขื•ืžื“ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืื•ื“ ื—ืฉื•ื‘
05:44
So it's going to be really important
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that he be able to drive me around someday.
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ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœื”ืกื™ืข ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš ื”ื—ื™ื™ื.
05:51
(Laughter)
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05:52
So, how do we guarantee the safety of our kids?
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ืื– ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื™ื ืืช ื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื•ืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื•?
05:57
How can we 100 percent guarantee the safety of our kids?
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ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืืช ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ื ื
ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื• ื‘ 100%?
06:02
Let me tell you what I've come up with.
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ืื ื™ ืืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืžื” ืžืฆืืชื™.
(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:06
(Laughter)
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06:10
If only.
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ื”ืœื•ื•ืื™.
06:12
My little boy's right there, and he's like, "She's not kidding.
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ื”ื‘ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ืžืžืฉ ื›ืืŸ, ื•ื”ื•ื ื›ืื™ืœื•: "ื”ื™ื ืœื ืฆื•ื—ืงืช.
ื”ื™ื ืžืžืฉ ืœื ืฆื•ื—ืงืช."
06:15
She's totally not kidding."
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06:17
So in all seriousness:
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ืื– ืขื ื›ืœ ื”ืจืฆื™ื ื•ืช,
ื”ืื ื›ื“ืื™ ืฉื”ื™ืœื“ ืฉืœื™ ื™ืฉื—ืง ืคื•ื˜ื‘ื•ืœ?
06:20
Should my kid play football?
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06:21
Should your kid play football?
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ื”ืื ื›ื“ืื™ ืฉื”ื™ืœื“ ืฉืœื›ื ื™ืฉื—ืง ืคื•ื˜ื‘ื•ืœ? ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขืช.
06:23
I don't know.
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06:24
But I do know there are three things you can do.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื™ืฉื ื 3 ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
06:28
The first: study up.
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ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ืœืœืžื•ื“.
06:31
You have to be familiar with the issues we're talking about today.
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ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœื™ื”ื ื”ื™ื•ื.
06:34
There are some great resources out there.
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ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื” ืžืงื•ืจื•ืช ืžื™ื“ืข ืžืฆื•ื™ื™ื ื™ื.
06:37
The CDC has a program, HEADS UP.
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ืœ CDC ื™ืฉ ืชื›ื ื™ืช Heads Up.
06:39
It's at CDC.gov.
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ื–ื” ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืืชืจ CDC.gov.
06:41
HEADS UP is specific to concussion in kids.
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Heads Up ื”ื™ื ืกืคืฆื™ืคื™ืช ืœืžื ื™ืขืช ื–ืขื–ื•ืขื™ ืžื•ื— ื‘ืงืจื‘ ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
06:44
The second is a resource I'm personally really proud of.
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ื”ืžืงื•ืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืžืขื•ืจืจ ื‘ื™ ื’ืื•ื•ื” ืื™ืฉื™ืช.
ื”ื•ืฆืื ื• ืื•ืชื• ืœืื•ืจ ืจืง ืœืคื ื™ ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื™ื --
06:48
We've just rolled this out in the last couple months --
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CO ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืขื ืคื’ื™ืขื•ืช ืจืืฉ.
06:50
CO Kids With Brain Injury.
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06:52
This is a great resource for student athletes,
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ื–ื” ืžืงื•ืจ ืžืฆื•ื™ืŸ ืœืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืฉื”ื ืกืคื•ืจื˜ืื™ื,
ืœืžื•ืจื™ื, ื”ื•ืจื™ื, ื‘ืขืœื™ ืžืงืฆื•ืข,
06:55
teachers, parents, professionals, athletic and coaching staff.
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ื•ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืกืคื•ืจื˜ ื•ื”ืื™ืžื•ืŸ.
06:59
It's a great place to start if you have questions.
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ื–ื” ืžืงื•ื ืžืฆื•ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘ื•
ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ืฉืืœื•ืช.
ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ ื”ื•ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ.
07:04
The second thing is: speak up.
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ืจืง ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ื™ื,
07:07
Just two weeks ago,
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a bill introduced by Senator Kefalas
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ืกื ื˜ื•ืจ ืงืคืœืก ื”ืฆื™ืข ื—ื•ืง
07:10
that would have required athletes, kids under 18,
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ืฉื“ื•ืจืฉ ืžืกืคื•ืจื˜ืื™ื,
ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ืžืชื—ืช ื’ื™ืœ 18,
07:14
to wear a helmet when they're riding their bike,
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ืœื—ื‘ื•ืฉ ืงืกื“ื” ื›ืฉื”ื ืจื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืื•ืคื ื™ื™ื,
07:16
died in committee.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื ืคืœ ื‘ื•ืขื“ื”.
07:19
It died, in large part,
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ื”ื•ื ื ืคืœ ื‘ืžื™ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”
07:21
because it lacked constituent buy-in;
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ื‘ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืขื“ืจ ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื•ืช ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื™ื,
07:24
it lacked stakeholder traction.
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ื”ื•ื ืœื ืžืฉืš ืืช ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ.
07:26
Now, I'm not here to tell you
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื™ ืœื ื›ืืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื ื‘ืื™ื–ื• ื—ืงื™ืงื”
07:28
what kind of legislation you should or shouldn't support,
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ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืื• ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืชืžื•ืš,
07:31
but I am going to tell you that, if it matters to you,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื›ืŸ ืื•ืžืจืช ืœื›ื ืฉืื ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื›ื,
07:34
your legislators need to know that.
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ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื•ืžืจ ื–ืืช ืœื ืฆื™ื’ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื—ื•ืงืงื™ื.
07:37
Speak up also with coaching staff.
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ื“ื‘ืจื• ื’ื ืขื ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืžืืžื ื™ื.
07:39
Ask about what kind of protective equipment is available.
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ืชืฉืืœื• ืื™ื–ื” ืฆื™ื•ื“ ื”ื’ื ื” ืงื™ื™ื.
07:42
What's the budget for protective equipment?
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ืžื” ื”ืชืงืฆื™ื‘ ืœืฆื™ื•ื“ ื”ื’ื ื”?
07:44
How old it is?
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ื‘ืŸ ื›ืžื” ื”ื•ื?
07:46
Maybe offer to spearhead a fundraiser to buy new gear.
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ืื•ืœื™ ืชืฆื™ืขื• ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ืจืืฉื•ืช ืžืกืข ืœื’ื™ื•ืก ื›ืกืคื™ื
ื›ื“ื™ ืœืงื ื•ืช ืฆื™ื•ื“ ื—ื“ืฉ.
07:50
Which brings us to: suit up.
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ืžื” ืฉืžื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื• ืœืœื‘ื•ืฉ.
ืชืœื‘ืฉื• ืงืกื“ื”.
07:53
Wear a helmet.
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07:55
The only way to prevent a bad outcome
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ื”ื“ืจืš ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืœืžื ื•ืข ืชื•ืฆืื” ืฉืœื™ืœื™ืช,
07:58
is to prevent that first injury from happening.
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ื”ื™ื ืœืžื ื•ืข ืžื”ืคื’ื™ืขื” ืœื”ืชืจื—ืฉ.
08:02
Recently, one of my graduate students, Tom, said,
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ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื”, ืื—ื“ ื”ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื™, ื˜ื•ื,
ื˜ื•ื ืืžืจ,
08:07
"Kim, I've decided to wear a bike helmet on the way to class."
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"ืงื™ื, ืื ื™ ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœื—ื‘ื•ืฉ ืงืกื“ืช ืื•ืคื ื™ื™ื
ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœืฉื™ืขื•ืจ."
08:11
And Tom knows that that little bit of foam in a bike helmet
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ื•ื˜ื•ื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื—ืชื™ื›ืช ื”ืงืœืงืจ ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืงืกื“ื”
08:15
can reduce the g-force of impact by half.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืคื—ื™ืช ืืช ื›ื•ื— ื” G ื‘ื—ืฆื™.
08:19
Now, I thought it was because I have this totally compelling helmet crusade,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื–ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ
ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื ื™ื”ืœืชื™ ืžืกืข ื”ืกื‘ืจื” ืžืื•ื“ ืžืฉื›ื ืข,
08:24
this epiphany of Tom's.
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ื›ืŸ, ื”ืชื’ืœื™ืช ื”ื–ืืช ืฉืœ ื˜ื•ื.
08:27
As it turns out, it occurred to Tom that a $20 helmet
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ืื‘ืœ ืžืชื‘ืจืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ืคืชืื•ื ื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืงืกื“ื” ืฉืœ $20
08:30
is a good way to protect a $100,000 graduate education.
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ื”ื™ื ื“ืจืš ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืœื”ื’ืŸ ืขืœ ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ืฉืฉื•ื•ื” $100,000.
08:34
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:37
So ...
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ืื–, ื”ืื ื•ื•ื ื“ืจ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืฉื—ืง ืคื•ื˜ื‘ื•ืœ?
08:40
Should Vander play football?
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื,
08:43
I can't say no,
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08:44
but I can guarantee that every time he leaves the house,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื—
ืฉื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉื”ื•ื ืขื•ื–ื‘ ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ืช
08:48
that kid's wearing a helmet --
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ื”ื™ืœื“ ื”ื–ื” ื—ื•ื‘ืฉ ืงืกื“ื” --
08:51
like, to the car,
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ืœืžืฉืœ ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœืื•ื˜ื•,
08:53
or at school.
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ืื• ื‘ื‘ื™ื”"ืก.
08:56
So whether athlete, scholar,
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ืื– ืื ืืชื” ืืชืœื˜, ืžื“ืขืŸ,
ื™ืœื“ ืžื•ื’ืŸ ื™ืชืจ ืขืœ ื”ืžื™ื“ื”, ืืžื ื ื•ื™ืจื•ื˜ื™ืช,
08:59
overprotected kid, neurotic mom,
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09:01
or otherwise,
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ืื• ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ืจ,
09:03
here's my baby, Vander,
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ื”ื ื” ื”ืชื™ื ื•ืง ืฉืœื™, ื•ื•ื ื“ืจ,
09:05
reminding you
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ืฉืžื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื›ื
09:06
to mind your matter.
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ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืžื•ื— ืฉืœื›ื.
09:09
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
09:11
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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