Sports-Related Concussions of High School Athletes
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury that often occurs to high school athletes who\nparticipate in contact sports. It involves injury to the brain tissue of an individual caused by\nimpact. It is estimated that 62,000 high school athletes sustain these injuries every year in the United States and numbers are on the rise. The symptoms of a concussion in a high school athlete vary greatly and can be vague, making recognition difficult. In addition, there are a number of published guidelines for how and when a concussed high school athlete should return to play. This article provides the advanced practice nurse review of concussion diagnostics, a review of current guidelines, as well as implication for practice. Nurse practitioners are in a position to be advocates for their patients by coordinating with parents, coaches, neurologists, and patients to ensure high school athletes receive the most appropriate care.
Author: Allison Ann Liabraaten
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Neurology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1942383280