The hot topic of medical professionals right now is concussions
Posted: 11/03/2010
It's one of the hottest topics in medical circles right now as every one from doctors, to the NFL, is trying to learn more about concussions.
And tonight at the college of Notre Dame of Maryland physicians, high school coaches and many others gathered to find out more about this potentially deadly problem.
SPECIAL SECTION | Concussion Resource Guide
Researchers say problems caused by concussions don't always manifest themselves immediately and that can lead to dangerous problems for student athletes.
By learning how to recognize problems they're hoping to make all sports safer.
The centers for disease control says that u-s emergency rooms treat more than 135 thousand sports and recreation related brain injuries including concussions each year.
Most occur to children in ranging in age from five to 18.
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