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DOI: | 10.1177/0363546510376737 |
Web URL(s): | http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/38/12/2405.full Last checked: 03/07/2016 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/38/12/2405.full.pdf Last checked: 03/07/2016 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Meehan, William P. III;
d'Hemecourt, Pierre;
Comstock, R. Dawn |
Author Affiliation: | Meehan and d'Hemecourt: M.D. and Sports Concussion Clinic, Divison of Sports Medicine; Meehan: Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts; Comstock: Ph.D. and Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio |
Title: | High school concussions in the 2008-2009 academic year: Mechanism, symptoms, and management |
Source: | American Journal of Sports Medicine. Vol. 38, No. 12, December 2010, p. 2405-2409. |
Publishing Information: | Brookfield Center, Conn.: Sports and Medicine Publications |
# of Pages: | 5 |
Related Web URL: | http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/38/12/2405.full.abstract Last checked: 03/07/2016 Notes: Abstract only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Athletic injuries; Comparisons; Concussions; Epidemiological issues; Sports turf safety
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Abstract/Contents: | "Background: An estimated 136 000 concussions occur per academic year in high schools alone. The effects of repetitive concussions and the potential for catastrophic injury have made concussion an injury of significant concern for young athletes. Purpose: The objective of this study was to describe the mechanism of injury, symptoms, and management of sport-related concussions using the High School Reporting Information Online (HS RIO) surveillance system. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: All concussions recorded by HS RIO during the 2008-2009 academic year were included. Analyses were performed using SPSS software. Chi-square analysis was performed for all categorical variables. Statistical significance was considered for P < .05. Results: A total of 544 concussions were recorded. The most common mechanism (76.2%) was contact with another player, usually a head-to-head collision (52.7%). Headache was experienced in 93.4%; 4.6% lost consciousness. Most (83.4%) had resolution of their symptoms within 1 week. Symptoms lasted longer than 1 month in 1.5%. Computerized neuropsychological testing was used in 25.7% of concussions. When neuropsychological testing was used, athletes were less likely to return to play within 1 week than those for whom it was not used (13.6% vs 32.9%; P < .01). Athletes who had neuropsychological testing appeared less likely to return to play on the same day (0.8% vs 4.2%; P = .056). A greater proportion of injured, nonfootball athletes had computerized neuropsychological testing than injured football players (23% vs 32%; P = .02) Conclusion: When computerized neuropsychological testing is used, high school athletes are less likely to be returned to play within 1 week of their injury. Concussed football players are less likely to have computerized neuropsychological testing than those participating in other sports. Loss of consciousness is relatively uncommon among high school athletes who sustain a sport-related concussion. The most common mechanism is contact with another player. Some athletes (1.5%) report symptoms lasting longer than 1 month." |
Language: | English |
References: | 30 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Meehan, W. P. III, P. d'Hemecourt, and R. D. Comstock. 2010. High school concussions in the 2008-2009 academic year: Mechanism, symptoms, and management. Am. J. Sports Med. 38(12):p. 2405-2409. |
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| DOI: 10.1177/0363546510376737 |
| Web URL(s): http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/38/12/2405.full Last checked: 03/07/2016 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/38/12/2405.full.pdf Last checked: 03/07/2016 Requires: PDF Reader Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
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