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Remember for 2010
MARCH 2010 – Brain Injury Awareness
Month!
A concussion is a brain injury. Get the
facts.
In recognition of March
as Brain Injury Awareness Month and the Brain Injury Association’s
ongoing commitment to sports and concussions, BIAA and its
nationwide network of 44 Chartered State Affiliates is launching a
year-long, nationwide education and advocacy campaign: “A concussion
is a brain injury. Get the facts.”
The campaign will launch in March with
radio and print public service announcements, awareness
proclamations and special events. A state advocacy effort to
introduce legislation to train coaches and protect youth athletes
will continue throughout the year along with ongoing nationwide
education.
A concussion is a brain injury period. BIAA
believes coaches of every school athletic team and every
extracurricular athletic activity should be trained to recognize the
signs and symptoms of brain injury, including concussions and second
impact syndrome. BIAA also believes young athletes who appear t have
sustained a concussion should have written authorization by a health
care professional before returning to play.
A concussion is caused by a bump, blow or jolt to
the head, or from a blow to the body that causes the head to move
rapidly back and forth. Most concussions occur without a loss of
consciousness and according to the CDC, a lack of proper diagnosis
and management of concussion may result in a serious long-term
consequences, or risk of coma or death. Signs and symptoms may be
noticeable immediately, or it may take days or weeks before they are
present.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an
estimated 3.8 million sports- and recreation-related concussions
occur in the United State each year. Of that estimate U.S. emergency
departments treat approximately 135,000 sports- and
recreation-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), including
concussions, among children ages 5 to 18.
Click here to download the Sports Concussion Fact Sheet (pdf)
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