Concussions and management of mild head injury are topics that are rapidly evolving. Dr. Greg Faris joins Dr. Patrick to lend his pediatric emergency expertise on these important and commonly seen injuries. With youth and high school football season coming soon, get your concussion refresher now.

References:

CDC Heads up. www.cdc.gov/headsup

Kupperman N, et al. Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study. Lancet 2009; 374: 1160-70.

McCrory P, et al. Consensus statement on concussion in sport—the 5th international conference on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016. Br J Sports Med 2017;0:1–10.

Davis GA, et al. Sports Concussion Assessement Tool 5th Edition. Br J Sports Med 2017;0:1–8