Raising Concussion Awareness and Integrating ImPACT Testing at Uintah High School

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Identifier 2014_Birch
Title Raising Concussion Awareness and Integrating ImPACT Testing at Uintah High School
Creator Birch, Becky
Subject Advanced Practice Nursing; Education, Nursing, Graduate; Athletic Injuries; Adolescent; Brain Concussion; Post-Concussion Syndrome; Parental Consent; Symptom Assessment; Brain Damage, Chronic; Health Belief Model
Description The incidence of concussions has doubled in the past decade. Emerging research on concussion recovery time is now finding that after physical symptoms have resolved, cognitive recovery time may be significantly longer than many athletic trainers and physicians assumed. Research suggests that neurological exams alone may not be sensitive enough to detect subtle changes that may occur with a concussion such as reaction time, attention, memory, and the ability to process information quickly. Relying on young athletes to report symptoms may not be reliable. Studies report that high school athletes were more likely to under-report symptoms and return to play prematurely. Computerized neuropsychological screening tools (i.e., ImPACT testing) have been developed to assess subtle changes of concussions. Baseline testing is performed before the season and repeat testing is performed should a concussion occur. Testing is not utilized as a primary diagnostic tool, but to evaluate the athlete after reported concussive symptoms have subsided. Neuropsychological testing also helps to quantify the injury so that it is no longer based on subjective data.
Relation is Part of Graduate Nursing Project, Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Date 2014
Type Text
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Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Language eng
ARK ark:/87278/s67q1wm4
Setname ehsl_gradnu
ID 179648
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67q1wm4
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