Name: Protecting the brain against concussion
Uploaded: 2010-11-22T14:53:00Z
Duration: 9 min 4 s
Description: Neuropsychologist Kim Gorgens makes the case for better protecting our brains against the risk of concussion -- with a compelling pitch for putting helmets on kids.

Extensive study on concussions in youth sports finds 'culture of resistance' for self-reporting injury; not enough evidence to support claim that helmets reduce concussion risk

Head impacts during high school football: A biomechanical assessment

Consensus statement on concussion in sport: The 4th International Conference on Concussion in Sport

Differential rate of recovery in athletes after first and second concussion episodes

Neuropsychologist Kim Gorgens makes the case for better protecting our brains against the risk of concussion -- with a compelling pitch for putting helmets on kids.

Protecting the brain against concussion

Concussions inflict invisible, lasting harm, especially on children whose brains are still developing. Impacts in youth sports can reach up to 95 Gs, rivaling car crashes and heavyweight punches. High-school athletes are three times more likely to suffer catastrophic brain injuries than their college peers, with risk compounding after each incident. Lasting solutions mean informed choices, public advocacy, and treating helmets as vital protection.