CONCUSSIONS AMONG YOUNG ADULTS

CNN

• Over 800,000 children seek medical treatment for mTBI (mild traumatic brain injury, also known as a concussion)
• Research shows that repeated hits to the head can lead to long term memory loss, dementia, and other serious problems
• mTBIs have increase as youth sports have grown in popularity

CDC NEWSROOM

• The CDC released guideline for diagnosing and treating mTBI in children
• There is no one-size-fits-all approach to treating mTBI
• Hope that this guideline will lead to further studies and guidelines for diagnosing and treating mTBI in the future
• The CDC has heard form healthcare providers that they want current, consistent, and evidence based ways of diagnosing concussions

THE WASHINGTON POST

• 2.5 million teens have reported having a concussion within the year, and about 1 million of them have reported having multiple within the year (That’s 15% of high school students)
• Although a concussion isn’t life threatening it could have serious effects on thinking, attention, learning, and memory
• Returning to the field before a full recovery increases the risk for another, more severe concussion.

CALL TO ACTION

• IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT CONCUSSIONS BE TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY, THAT THE PERSON NEEDS TO BE COUNSELED ON THE CORRECT PROCEDURE ON WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT TO PREVENT WORSE CONCUSSIONS AND TO ENSURE THE HEALING PROCESS IS COMPLETE. THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE DONE TO PREVENT CONCUSSIONS.

WORKS CITED

• Drash, Wayne. “CDC issues first guidelines to treat youth concussions.” CNN Health, CNN, 5 February 2019,
• CDC Newsroom. “CDC Releases Guidelines to Improve Care of Children with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.” CDC Newsroom, 5 February 2019,

WORKS CITED (CONT.)

• Searing, Linda. “The big number: 2.5 million teens report having had a concussion in one year.” The Washington Post, 5 February 2019,