Trends in incidence and severity of sports-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the emergency department, 2006–2011
Haring R, Canner J, Asemota A, George B, Selvarajah S, Haider A, Schneider E. Trends in incidence and severity of sports-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the emergency department, 2006–2011. Brain Injury 2015, 29: 989-992. PMID: 25962926, DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2015.1033014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSports-related traumatic brain injuryTraumatic brain injuryEmergency departmentHospitalization ratesAbbreviated Injury Severity ScoreNationwide Emergency Department SampleInjury Severity ScoreEmergency Department SampleHigh school age groupsAbsolute annual numberSchool age groupED visitsPayer statusInpatient admissionsSeverity scoreBrain injuryMedical attentionInjury severityAge 65Age groupsYoung athletesAge 15