U.S. News & World Report (3/14, Newman) reports, “An estimated two million children visited an emergency department [ED] for a traumatic brain injury [TBI] sustained during sports- and recreation-related activities between 2010 and 2016,” research indicated. What’s more, “football, bicycling, playground activities and soccer were the activities most likely to cause a brain injury in” children, “researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention” concluded after examining “data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System–All Injury Program.” The study “found an average of 283,000 children under the age of 18 sought care in emergency departments each year for sports- and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries, with the highest rates among males and children between the ages of 10 and 17 years old.”
Related Links:
— “Football, Soccer Lead to the Most Brain Injuries in Kids, “Katelyn Newman, U.S. News & World Report, March 14, 2019