11 Facts About Concussions

1. The leading causes of concussions are falls, motor vehicle-traffic, and struck by/against events and assaults.
2. Every 23 seconds a traumatic brain injury occurs, and in the next year, an average of 1.4 million Americans will sustain a traumatic brain injury
3. In the United States, there are roughly 300,000 sports-related concussions per year.
4. An estimated 1.6-3.8 million sports- and recreation-related concussions occur in the United States each year.
5. People ages 15 to 24 and those over age 75 are the two age groups at highest risk for TBI.
6. In high school sports, football has the highest concussion rate followed by Girls Soccer, then Boys Soccer.
7. In college, 70% of football players and 62% of soccer players get at least one concussion per year.
8. A concussion is the most common type of brain injury sustained in sports.
9. Most concussions do NOT involve loss of consciousness.
10. Concussions typically do NOT appear in neuroimaging studies such as MRI or CAT Scans.
11. Not enough high schools have certified trainers who know how to deal with concussions—just 42% do, according to the National Athletic Trainers' Association.

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