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An estimated 3.8 million concussions occur each year as a result of sport and physical activity.

An estimated 3.8 million concussions occur each year as a result of sport and physical activity. During the last decade, Emergency Department visits for sports and recreation related TBIs, including concussions , among children and adolescents increased by 60%.*.

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An estimated 3.8 million concussions occur each year as a result of sport and physical activity.

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  1. An estimated 3.8 million concussions occur each year as a result of sport and physical activity. *NATA Issues New Position Statement on the Management of Sport Concussion (March 2014)

  2. During the last decade, Emergency Department visits for sports and recreation related TBIs, including concussions, among children and adolescents increased by 60%.* *Gilchrist J, Thomas KE, Xu L, McGuire LC, Coronado VG. Nonfatal sports and recreation related traumatic brain injuries among children and adolescents treated in emergency departments in the United States, 2001-2009. MMWR 2011: 60(39);1337-1342.

  3. Sport-related concussions account for 58 % of all emergency department visits in children (8-13 years old) & 46 percent of all concussions in adolescents (14-19 years old). *NATA Issues New Position Statement on the Management of Sport Concussion (March 2014)

  4. Athletes who have had 1 concussion are1.5X more likely to have a second; those who have sustained 2 concussions have a nearly 3X greater risk & those with 3 or more have a 3.5X higher risk. *NATA Issues New Position Statement on the Management of Sport Concussion (March 2014)

  5. *NATA Issues New Position Statement on the Management of Sport Concussion (March 2014) “Athletic trainers (ATs) are commonly the first medical experts available on site to identify and evaluate injuries…. ”* Steven P. Broglio, PhD, ATC, lead author of the position statement and director of the Neurosport Research Lab in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Do your part… Do your part… Do your part… Do your part…

  6. Return to Play, Return to Learn

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  8. Conducting the BESS Test • Hard surface • Foam surface Doubleleg stance Singleleg stance Tandemstance Doubleleg stance Singleleg stance Tandemstance

  9. Errors • Eyes open • Hands off hips • Foot contact • Toes lifting • Leaning to one side

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  11. BESS Software

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  15. SCAT3 Application

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