Concussions in student athletes are a growing public health problem that demands immediate attention. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates nearly 3.8 million incidences of sports-related concussions occur every year. Legislative and policy efforts at the state and local level on concussion management have been highly inconsistent. This inconsistency can be a detriment to the quality of care and considerations necessary for the complexity of concussion injuries within active student athletes.
On January 26, 2011, Congressman Timothy Bishop (D-NY) introduced HR 469, the Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011, legislation that would allow for the development of concussion management guidelines that address the prevention, identification, treatment, and management of concussions in school-age children.
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