Pediatric Concussion Epidemiology and Incidence in General Aspects of Life

Concussions are one of the most prevalent types of head injuries in children. While concussions in sports are extensively established, concussions in other elements of a child's life are not as thoroughly explored. The goal of this study is to look at the prevalence of a large pediatric concussion population in a variety of everyday activities. Methods: The gender and type of the injury were taken from 1408 medical records of patients diagnosed with a concussion at Saint Peter's Sports Medicine Institute. Chi-squared tests were used to conduct statistical analysis for activities and environmental situations.The increase in concussion diagnosis is most likely due to increased public awareness of concussion injuries, as well as caretakers and athletic trainers/ coaches becoming more alert in seeking medical attention when a kid exhibits symptoms consistent with concussion post-injury. However, previous studies have not traditionally evaluated the prevalence of concussions acquired in the general juvenile population in a range of situations other than athletics. The prevalence of concussion is increasing, although the exact epidemiology is yet unknown. Many studies show that girls in organized sports had a higher incidence of sports-related concussion than males.