CONCUSSIONS IN YOUNG CHILDREN EXPERIENCED MORE OUTSIDE OF SPORTS PARTICIPATION
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CONCUSSIONS IN YOUNG CHILDREN EXPERIENCED MORE OUTSIDE OF SPORTS PARTICIPATION Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that young children between the ages of 5 and 12 were more likely to experience a concussion from recreation and other non-sport activities. Yet, those injuries were not seen by specialists until days later compared with sports-related concussions in the same age group. This study suggests concussion research is needed for children outside of sports and that providing more resources and education to those providers diagnosing most concussions in this age group, particularly emergency departments and primary care could reduce inequities in concussion care regardless of the mechanism of injury by which these patients experience concussions. The findings were recently published by the Journal of Pediatrics . Adolescents experience high rates of sports- and recreation-related injuries, but the rate of injuries among children ages 5