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Implementation Of An Evidence-Based Process For The Management Of Concussions In Adolescent Patients For A Primary Care Office, Ashley D. Karczewski May 2017

Implementation Of An Evidence-Based Process For The Management Of Concussions In Adolescent Patients For A Primary Care Office, Ashley D. Karczewski

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The number of recreation and sports-related concussions (SRC) are estimated at 3.8 million every year in the United States. Recently, widespread media attention has been paid to concussion, and with this there has been a rise in adolescents with SRC seeking health care. Primary care providers are often the first to evaluate and provide treatment for adolescents with concussion. Despite the abundance of literature on concussions, there has been little empirical data to support management practices for this patient population. The purpose of the project was to provide an evidence-based process along with a clinical decision support tool to the …