Journal article
High School Soccer Players With Concussion Education Are More Likely to Notify Their Coach of a Suspected Concussion
Clinical pediatrics, Vol.51(4), pp.332-336
04/2012
DOI: 10.1177/0009922811425233
PMID: 22007039
Abstract
Previously published studies have found that concussion symptoms are underreported in youth athletics. This study evaluated the likelihood high school soccer players would identify themselves as having concussion related symptoms during game situations. A questionnaire inquiring about past concussion education and the likelihood of notifying their coach of concussion symptoms was administered to 183 high school soccer players. Of the 60 (33%) who completed the survey, 18 (72%) athletes who had acknowledged receiving concussion training responded that they would always notify their coach of concussion symptoms, as compared with 12 (36%) of the players who reported having no such training (P = .01). The results of this study suggest that athletes with past concussion training are more likely to notify their coach of concussion symptoms, potentially reducing their risk for further injury. Concussion education should be considered for all high school soccer players.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- High School Soccer Players With Concussion Education Are More Likely to Notify Their Coach of a Suspected Concussion
- Creators
- Harry Bramley - Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USAKatherine Patrick - Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USAErik Lehman - Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USAMatthew Silvis - Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical pediatrics, Vol.51(4), pp.332-336
- DOI
- 10.1177/0009922811425233
- PMID
- 22007039
- ISSN
- 0009-9228
- eISSN
- 1938-2707
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2012
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Hospital Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984093230102771
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