Concussions in Kids - 'When in Doubt, Sit Them Out'

Author, Dr. Rosemarie Scolaro was interviewed on the NJ Today with Mike Schneider, July 31, 2012. Dr. Moser's book, Ahead Of The Game: The Parents' Guide to Youth Sports Concussion,  clearly lays out the basics of identification, management, and treatment of concussion in kids, and details the vital steps we can take to protect their most vital organ—the brain—before an injury occurs.

Dr. Moser is the director of Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey, she was recently appointed to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Panel of Experts.

The purpose of this panel is to “to develop clinical guidance for the acute diagnosis and management of mild traumatic brain injury among children and adolescents.”  These guidelines will be released by 2014.

This committee was announced by Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr and Senator Robert Menendez: “The CDC will convene a panel of experts to define the scope of the protocol, review existing literature, review the current state of science on concussions and have protocols ready for distribution by fall of 2014, according to Pascrell.” (http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/health/story/2011-09-28/Lawmakers-CDC-to-have-student-concussion-protocol/50587808/1 )

Dr. Linda C. Degutis of CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control said: "CDC's new initiative on pediatric guidelines will work to improve diagnosis and management of brain injuries in younger children and teens who are injured on or off the playing field."  

(http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/health/story/2011-09-28/Lawmakers-CDC-to-have-student-concussion-protocol/50587808/1 ) 

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