Updates in Concussion Care: New Data, New Guidelines
| Autor: | Brian Hang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Concussion management
biology business.industry Traumatic brain injury Second-impact syndrome Athletes 030208 emergency & critical care medicine Legislation Emergency department medicine.disease biology.organism_classification 03 medical and health sciences Chronic traumatic encephalopathy 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Concussion Emergency Medicine Medicine Medical emergency business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine. 20:71-80 |
| ISSN: | 1522-8401 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cpem.2019.03.005 |
| Popis: | There has been increased public awareness, research, and legislation regarding to concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in young athletes. Along with this, there has been an increase in the number of annual emergency department (ED) visits for the evaluation of sports- and non-sports-related head injuries. Several medical organizations have published recommendations regarding the management of concussion and subsequent return to activities. The purpose of this article is to: (1) summarize these guidelines and provide up-to-date recommendations regarding concussion treatment, and (2) provide this author's approach to the concussion management in both the ED and sports medicine clinic settings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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