Longitudinal Study Of Concussion In 6-14 Year Old Football Players Measuring Incidence, Risk Factors And Duration Of Symptoms

Chrisman, Sara P D; Haaland, Wren; Herring, Stanley A.; Kroshus, Emily; Hoopes, Teah; Higgins, Shannon K.; Rivara, Frederick P.

doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000535090.86485.e5

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“…Concussion is a common traumatic head injury that is most often associated with contact sports or battlefield injuries [1,2]. Previous studies have focused on incidence of concussions in specialized sports, such as ice hockey [3] or football [4,5], and specific pediatric/youth settings, such as organized high school [6] or collegiate sports [1,7,8]. Studies have generally concentrated on the percentage of athletes that incur concussions playing a specific sport in a general geographical location, as well as which mechanisms of that sport are the leading cause of concussions.…”

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Epidemiology and Incidence of Pediatric Concussions in General Aspects of Life

2019

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Background: Concussions are one of the most common head injuries acquired within the pediatric population. While sport-related concussions are well documented, concussions within other aspects of a child’s life are not as well researched. The purpose of this study is to examine the incidence of a large pediatric concussion population in a broad range of daily activities. Methods: Patients’ gender and nature of injury were extracted from 1408 medical records of patients who were diagnosed with a concussion at Saint Peter’s Sports Medicine Institute. Statistical analyses were conducted for activities and environmental settings using chi-squared tests. Results: Concussions were most prevalent in organized sports (53.3%), followed by injuries within the following settings: school (16.5%), recreational (6.7%), motor vehicle collisions (6.6%), home (5.5%), and other (11.3%). Specifically, soccer (12.9%), school physical education (PE) class (10.6%), and football (9.8%) subcategories recorded the most incidences of concussion. For the PE class cohort (n = 149), significantly more females were diagnosed with a concussion compared to males (p < 0.001). Conclusions: PE-related concussions had the second highest incidence rate after organized sports. A significant gender difference was observed in PE class. Awareness about concussions and methods to reduce the risk of concussion is suggested for PE classes.

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