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Improving and standardizing concussion education and care : a Canadian experience Damji, Faraz; Babul, Shelina

Abstract

Concussion, also known as mild traumatic brain injury, is an acute urgent public health issue that has the potential for serious long-term consequences if not recognized immediately. It is a complex injury affecting the brain both structurally and functionally as a result of neurological deficits that occur when the brain is jostled inside the skull. This particular injury is unique in that no two concussions are alike, as each patient responds differently. One may take a significant hit and recover uneventfully in days, while another may take a seemingly minor hit and yet still be recovering months later. There are no diagnostic tools currently available to assess a concussion and, as a result, diagnosis is not an exact science. Every concussion needs to be treated on a case-by-case basis, usually taking into consideration previous history, circumstance of injury and presenting signs and symptoms.

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Title
Improving and standardizing concussion education and care : a Canadian experience
Creator
Damji, Faraz; Babul, Shelina
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit; University of British Columbia. Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences; Children's Hospital (Vancouver, B.C.).
Publisher
Future Science Group.
Date Issued
2018-10-24
Description
Concussion, also known as mild traumatic brain injury, is an acute urgent public health issue that has the potential for serious long-term consequences if not recognized immediately. It is a complex injury affecting the brain both structurally and functionally as a result of neurological deficits that occur when the brain is jostled inside the skull. This particular injury is unique in that no two concussions are alike, as each patient responds differently. One may take a significant hit and recover uneventfully in days, while another may take a seemingly minor hit and yet still be recovering months later. There are no diagnostic tools currently available to assess a concussion and, as a result, diagnosis is not an exact science. Every concussion needs to be treated on a case-by-case basis, usually taking into consideration previous history, circumstance of injury and presenting signs and symptoms.
Subject
concussion; education; knowledge translation; mild traumatic brain injury; public health; standardization; Concussion/traumatic brain injury
Geographic Location
Canada
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-02-17
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0395879
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/77305
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Other UBC; Pediatrics, Department of
Citation
Damji, F., & Babul, S. (2018). Improving and standardizing concussion education and care: a Canadian experience. Concussion (London, England), 3(4), CNC58.
Publisher DOI
10.2217/cnc-2018-0007
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Undergraduate
Copyright Holder
Damji & Babul
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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