Nursing 4400A/B Lecture 11: Week 11 Reading Notes
16 Dec 2015
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Concussion is a form of mild traumatic brain injury (tbi) that results when a direct blow to the head, neck, face, or elsewhere on the body produces biomechanical forces that are subsequently transmitted to the brain. It usually results in rapid onset of signs, symptoms, and neurologic impairment, which typically resolve spontaneously. Resolution of signs and symptoms occurs in less than 10 days for 80% to 90% of individuals who suffer a concussion. However, children and adolescents are more likely to have a delayed recovery beyond 10 days. Each year an estimated 1. 6 to 3. 8 million sports-related concussions occur in the united states, with most individuals not seeking medical care. Within the last decade, there has been a 62% increase in the number of children and adolescents presenting to an emergency department (ed) for sports- and recreation-related tbi. Overall, boys have a total concussion rate almost 2 times that of girls (3. 1 vs.
