Concussion among children & youth : Concussion among children and youth : Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

Vancouver Coastal Health, those aged 1 to 4 years Evidence suggests that children and youth are at had the highest rates of fall-related concussion greater risk of concussion and more serious head hospitalizations (10.4/100,000) and those aged 10 injury than the general population, take longer than to 19 years had the highest rates for transport- adults to recover following a concussion, and that [...] Lowest rates of concussion emergency department visits by child and youth emergency department visits were seen in residents of Vancouver Coastal Health for the 2- North Shore/Coast Garibaldi (657.5/100,000) year period of 2013/14 and 2014/15. [...] Children visits, while the months of August and Decem- aged 1 to 4 years displayed the highest rates of ber recorded the lowest rates and numbers of fall-related concussion hospitalization in concussion emergency department visits.