Category: Brain Injury

Return to Learn: Concussion Management Teams Tuesday, December 9, 2014 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST Presented by Ms. Joanna Boyd Public Education Coordinator, Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey This webinar is designed for school personnel, physicians, and parents to help them learn how to develop a Concussion Management Team to assist students get

Characteristics of Prolonged Concussion Recovery in a Pediatric Subspecialty Referral Population The Journal of Pediatrics | December 9, 2014 To identify pre-existing characteristics associated with prolonged recovery from concussion in a sample of patients referred to a pediatric sports medicine clinic. This was a retrospective, exploratory cohort study of 247 patients age 5-18 years with

Snow Sledding Tips to Avoid Landing in the E.R. Huffington Post | December 11, 2014 If you live in an area that gets snow during the winter, sledding is probably a part of your family’s winter activities. Sledding can be great fun, but it can also lead to serious injuries. Research shows over 20,000 emergency

Substance Use and Related Harms among Adolescents with and Without Traumatic Brain Injury Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation Children’s Safety Network 12/3/14 Relative to high schoolers without a history of TBI, those who acknowledged having a TBI in their lifetime had odds 2 times greater for binge drinking (5+ drinks per occasion in the past

Long-Term Outcomes of Traumatic Brain Injury in Early Childhood Children’s Safety Network 12/3/14 Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a leading cause of injury among children, with approximately 15% of children experiencing a TBI prior to 15 years of age. Acutely, mTBI has been associated with a range of cognitive, physical, emotional and behavioural impairments.

Headed for Disaster: What We Know About Traumatic Brain Injury Children’s Safety Network 12/3/14 In the wake of the suicide of Kosta Karageorge, an Ohio State University football player who allegedly suffered from debilitating concussions, questions once again have been raised about the link between brain injury and mental instability. http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/news/headed-disaster-what-we-know-about-traumatic-brain-injury-nbc

Brain Changes’ Seen In Young American Footballers Children’s Safety Network 12/3/14 Some teenagers appear to show changes in their brains after one season of playing American football, a small study suggests. Even though players were not concussed during the season, researchers found abnormalities similar to the effects of mild traumatic brain injury. http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/news/brain-changes-seen-young-american-footballers-bbc

Innovative Practices in Traumatic Brain Injury Prevention Children’s Safety Network 12/3/2014 Each year, more than one million youth ages 0 through 19 sustain a non-fatal traumatic brain injury (TBI) (NEISS; NEISS -AIP 2007-2009). With the passage of legislation in all states and the District of Columbia to prevent and manage youth sports concussions, awareness of