Monday 30 September 2013

Emergency Room Visits for Kids With Concussions Increase Tremendously

A skyrocketing increase in the number of visits to the emergency department for kids with sports-related traumatic brain injuries (TBI) such as concussions, report researchers. The study, conducted by emergency physicians at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, shows that emergency visits for sports-related TBI increased 92 percent between 2002 and 2011. The number of children and teens admitted to the hospital with the same diagnosis also ...

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