Exam 17: Preventing Injuries: Concussions in Sports

The sport or recreational activity with this highest number of emergency department visits for TBIs is:

Signs of concussion that might be noticed by others may include:

Helmets are most effective in preventing skull fractures and focal brain bruising.

The most likely explanation for an increase in emergency department visits for TBIs, without an increase hospitalizations for TBIs is:

Examples of concussion consensus guidelines include those from the 4^th International Conference in Sport and the American Academy of Neurology.

A study of amateur soccer players in New York City found more heading, rather than concussion history, was associated with brain abnormalities on MRI.

The sport of recreational activity with the highest percentage of emergency department visits for TBIs is:

According to the CDC, what proportion of all emergency department visits for sports and recreation-related concussions were seen in children and adolescents?

Since 2009, nearly all 50 states and the District of Columbia have passed "return-to-play laws to prevent concussions in youth and high school sports.

In a published review looking at the details of how, when and where concussions happened, investigators found that about three-quarters were from player-to-player contact.

If a person has experienced a concussion, their brain may be vulnerable until it heals, creating risk from a second injury.

The American Academy of Neurology in 2013 concluded that there was extensive data to determine that currently-used treatments were effective in mitigating the health impact of concussions.

Data about nonfatal traumatic brain injuries from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (2001 to 2009) showed:

CDC's educational initiative about concussions is called:

In a study of helmets using crash dummies, use of helmets reduced concussion risk by 50%.

Which of the following best help to prevent concussions?

Experts agree there are gaps in our knowledge of diagnosis, treatment, second-impact syndrome, and effective policy measures.

The 2009 Washington State Zachery Lystedt Law, a model for other states, required:

Most concussions (about 80-90%) heal on their own, usually within how long?

Current areas of controversy with regards to concussion include: