Educational Videos

Visit our portal to access videos and information that can help you understand how to better manage concussions.


Concussion Toolkit


For Healthcare Providers

Resources to Help You Care for Pediatric Concussions

We recognize the importance of partnering with members of the healthcare community by providing continuing education and other resources to physicians, nurses and allied health professionals.

The following tools will help you manage concussion patients in your office.

     
 
EducationalVideos

    Our concussion team created a portal to help community physicians identify and treat concussed patients in their practices. This portal contains videos and downloadable information. Continuing medical education (CME) credit is available for physicians after watching the videos and passing the posttest.

 
     
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ReferenceArticles

  • Concussion in Children 
    Dr. Reisner and the Children’s concussion team take a look at the history of concussions and provide insight into the definitions, guidelines and treatments for a condition that affects millions of children each year.
    Authors: Andrew Reisner, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P.; Natalie Tillman, R.N., B.S.N.; Linda Cole, R.N.; Elizabeth Atkins, R.N.; Greg Pereira, R.N., B.S.N., M.B.A., Mary Thacher, R.N., MSN, CEN.   Concussions in Children.  Neuro Update Vol 5, Issue 1, 2011.

  • American Academy of Pediatrics. Point of Care Quick Reference: Head Injuries. Pediatric Care Online.

  • Atabaki SM. Pediatric head injury. Pediatrics in Review. 2007 Jun; 28(6): 215-24.

  • Bin, SS, Schutzman SA and Greenes DS. Validation of a clinical score to predict skull fracture in head injured infants. Ped Emer Care 26 (9) Sept 2010: 633-639.

  • Brody AS, Frush DP and Brent RL Radiation risk to children from computed tomography. PED 120(3) Sept 2007; 677-682.

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heads up: Concussion in youth sports.

  • Hall Eric J. Lessons we have learned from our children: cancer risks from diagnostic radiology. Pediatr Rad (2002)32:700-706.

  • Kluger J. (2011, January 31). Headbanger Nation. Time, 177, 42-51.

  • Kupperman N et al. Identification of Children at very low risk of clinically important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study. Lancet 2009: 374:1160-70.

  • Palchak MJ et al. A decision rule for identifying children at low risk for brain injuries after blunt head trauma. Ann Emer Med Oct 2003: 42:4; 492-506.

  • Palchak MJ et al. Does an isolated history of low of consciousness or amnesia predict brain injuries in children after blunt head trauma? PED 113:6; June 2004; e507-513.

  • Pauline Anderson. (2010, September 10). New Guidance on Management of Increasing Problem of Sports-Related Concussions in Children. Medscape Medical News.

  • Practice Guidelines: The Management of Minor Closed Head Injury in Children. PED 1998; 104; 6:1407-1415.

  • Schnadower D et al. Controversies in the evaluation and management of minor blunt head trauma in children. Curr Opin Ped 2007;19:258-264.Schutzman SA et al. Evaluation and management of children younger than two years old with apparently minor head trauma: proposed guideleins. PED 107(5) May 2001 983-993.