ER visits for concussions soar among child athletes
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 15:49
in Health & Medicine
A new study underscores calls for better guidelines on protecting kids from brain trauma.The number of children in the U.S. seeking emergency medical care for concussions incurred playing competitive sports more than doubled in the five years leading up to 2005, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.