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Updates from Concussion in Sport Group International Conference
Mild Exercise and Screen Rest Recommended The United States Centers for Disease Control estimates that as many as 10% of athletes will experience a concussion during any given sports season. Many of these go unreported…
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The Increase of Concussions Among Young Female Athletes
Most people are now familiar with concussion risks and football, thanks in large part to awareness stemming from Washington’s first-in-the-nation legislation (The Zackery Lystedt Law[1]) aimed at preventing preventable brain injuries, as well as national…
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Concussions in Kids Much More Common Than Previously Thought
Per the National Council of Youth Sports, more than 44 million youth participate in sports per year.[1] Concussions, a form of a traumatic brain injury, are common in children, with sports and recreation as a…
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Collisions and the High Incidence of Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury
In the United States, childhood motor vehicle traffic–related death rates have declined 41% in the last 10 years. However, these deaths remain the leading cause of unintentional injury death in age groups 5–19 years, accounting…
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Children and Traumatic Injuries
Recognizing the needs and vulnerabilities of children, both law and medicine have special methods by which children are treated following a traumatic injury. In medicine, consideration of the difference between children and adults comes into…
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Can Surviving Parents of an Adult Child’s Death Claim a Loss?
When a child dies under the age of 18, the law recognizes the inherent loss of love and emotional support of the parent/child relationship and allows the parents to recover against the wrongdoer who caused…
