Emergency Medical Service Personnel Recognize Pediatric Concussions

• Main Authors: Joshua N. Speirs MD (Author), Matthew I. Lyons MD (Author), Bert E. Johansson MD, PhD (Author)
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• Udgivet: SAGE Publishing, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Concussions are a major cause of morbidity in pediatrics. Many concussions occur during activities with emergency medical service (EMS) providers present to determine if a higher level of care is needed. Data are limited on how capable these providers are. We assessed the ability of EMS providers to...