Increase in number of kids with concussions

As per the new research conducted by the by emergency physicians at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, shows that there is a big increase as much by 92% for the emergency visits for sports related traumatic brain injuries including concussions between the year 2002 and 2011 The increase is quite shocking and is a case of worry. The teens are prone to such problems while they are practicing sports related activities. The lead author of the study, Holly Hanson, MD, an emergency medicine fellow at Cincinnati Children's explains the situation in detail, “More people are seeking care for TBI in the emergency department, and proportionately more are being admitted for observation. Here in Cincinnati, we anticipate more children will be seeing their primary care physician or going to the Cincinnati Children's TBI clinic, due to the passage of recent Ohio legislation mandating medical clearance to return to play.”