Team: News and Events
Posted on June 13, 2019
Team: News and Events
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Our evidence repository is full of resources for treating and managing pediatric concussion and severe head trauma in the ED.
Concussion is “a traumatic brain injury, induced by biomechanical forces”. Concussion results from acceleration and deceleration forces which may be caused either by a direct blow to the head, face, neck or elsewhere on the body with an 'impulsive' force transmitted to the head. Loss of consciousness and amnesia are not required for a diagnosis of concussion. Up to 3 million concussions occur annually, with over 700,000 emergency department (ED) visits in the USA for pediatric concussions.
Some notable resources available on trekk.ca: