How a Small Education Campaign Helped Change the Landscape of Concussion Education and Policy
Figure 1: CDC HEADS UP materials 2003 through present This March, in recognition of Brain Injury Awareness Month, we want to take a moment to reflect on the momentous progress that has been made related to concussion education over the last 20 years. During that time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) HEADS […]
Three Things CDC Wants You to Know about Concussion and Kids
Grant Baldwin, PhD, Director, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this manuscript are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s a long pass […]
Recommendations are on the Way!
Guest post written on behalf of the neurosurgery members of the CDC Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Guideline Workgroup Michael S. Turner, MD, FAANS; Shelly D. Timmons, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS; Edward C. Benzel, MD, FAANS; Ann-Christine Duhaime, MD, FAANS; Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD, FAANS, FACS; John Ragheb, MD, FAANS, FACS; Patricia B. Raksin, MD, […]
Pediatric Trauma: Number One Killer of Children in the United States
Guest post from Representative Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) Member, House Energy and Commerce Committee and Co-Chair of the Pediatric Trauma Caucus Pediatric trauma is the number one killer of children in the United States. One person dies from an injury every three minutes in the United States. Because children have significant anatomical and physiological differences from […]
Summer’s End
Guest Post from Deborah L. Benzil, MD, FACS, FAANS Chair, AANS/CNS Communications and Public Relations Committee Care Mount Medical Group Columbia University Medical Center Mt Kisco, New York Summer’s End Apples crisp and red fill Farmer’s Markets School corridors echo with new shoe squeak Cooling evenings draw in fast while Gridirons fill with collegiate cheer […]
Back to School! And to School Sports.
Guest post from Carrie R. Muh, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center September means the end of summer, and for those of us with kids, it’s back to school time! That also means it’s back to school sports. Sports are great for kids to help them keep in […]
Ebola, Bats and Neurosurgery
Guest post from Chaim B. Colen, MD Chair of the Young Physicians Representative Section of the CSNS Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Definition Ebola virus hemorrhagic fever disease is a severe infection. In humans, it can have a mortality rate of up to 90 percent. The infection can occur in humans and animals. In nature, fruit […]