All posts tagged 'CDC'

TBIs For Youth Athletes Soar, CDC Reports

Posted on July 13th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are calling for public policy changes to stem the increase of sports-related brain injuries in youths, according to Bloomberg News. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-11/brain-trauma-surge-among-youth-athletes-raises-cdc-alarm.html In its weekly Morbidity and Mortality report, the CDC said that the success rate in reducing head trauma in motor vehicle accidents..
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Sport Concussion Guidelines have Migrated to Accidental Injuries

Posted on April 2nd, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Most of the focus on changing definition of concussion has come out of concern about concussions in sport. Thru that work, beginning in the early 1990’s, it became standard practice that if an individual suffered a concussion in a sporting event, they should not be allowed to return to competition..
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