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Concussions and our kids : America's leading expert on how to protect young athletes and keep sports safe / Robert Cantu and Mark Hyman.

By: Cantu, Robert C.
Contributor(s): Hyman, Mark.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012General Notes: Includes index.Description: 181 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780547773940; 0547773943.Subject(s): Brain -- Concussion | Brain -- Wounds and injuries | Sports injuries in childrenDDC classification: 617.1/027083 Online resources: Table of contents
Contents:
What is a concussion? -- Collision sports -- Non-collision sports -- Baseline testing -- Post concussion syndrome and second impact syndrome -- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) -- Myths -- Moms and dads -- After concussions -- Reforms -- Today's concussion signs and symptoms checklist -- Cumulative concussion signs and symptoms checklist -- Concussion patient intake history form -- Guidelines for return to play after concussion(s) that season.
Summary: From America's preeminent expert on the head trauma crisis in sports, a timely, provocative, essential guide to concussions in youth sports, what they are, how to treat them, and how to protect our young athletes.
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Two Weeks Davenport Library Circulating Collection Print-Circulating 617.1027 C169 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34284003619905

Includes index.

What is a concussion? -- Collision sports -- Non-collision sports -- Baseline testing -- Post concussion syndrome and second impact syndrome -- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) -- Myths -- Moms and dads -- After concussions -- Reforms -- Today's concussion signs and symptoms checklist -- Cumulative concussion signs and symptoms checklist -- Concussion patient intake history form -- Guidelines for return to play after concussion(s) that season.

From America's preeminent expert on the head trauma crisis in sports, a timely, provocative, essential guide to concussions in youth sports, what they are, how to treat them, and how to protect our young athletes.

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