,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ag1 #bjbj,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself1   
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4   
,casey1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,van        
,hollen1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,resolution  ,supporting the           
designation of ,september #ah1 #bjbj1 as
 ,national ,concussion ,awareness ,day4 
,whereas mild traumatic brain injury1   
otherwise known as a concussion1 is an  
important health concern for children1  
teens1 and adults2 ,whereas1 according  
to information from the ,centers for    
,disease ,control and ,prevention-- 7#a7
 there are as many as #a1fjj1jjj to     
#c1hjj1jjj sports-related concussions   
annually2  7#b7 as many as #e1cjj1jjj   
individuals live with a disability      
because of a traumatic brain injury2    
7#c7 from #bjja to #bjab1 the rate of   

emergency department visits for sports- 
and recreation-related injuries         
involving a diagnosis of concussion or  
traumatic brain injury1 alone or in     
combination with other injuries1 more   
than doubled among children #ai years of
 age or younger1 and1 in #bjab1 an      
estimated #cbi1bij children were treated
 in the ,united ,states for sports- and 
recreation-related injuries that        
included a diagnosis of concussion or   
traumatic brain injury2 and  7#d7       
current data sources may only capture #a
 out of every #i concussions across the 
,united ,states2 ,whereas the           
seriousness of concussions should not be
 minimized in athletics1 and            
return-to-play and return-to-learn      
protocols can help ensure recovery2     
,whereas concussions can affect         
physical1 mental1 and social health1 and
 a greater awareness and understanding  
of proper diagnosis and management of   
concussions is critical to improved     
outcomes2 and ,whereas the ,senate can  

raise awareness about concussions among 
the medical community and the public3   
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 supports the designation 
of ,september #ah1 #bjbj1 as ,national  
,concussion ,awareness ,day2  7#b7      
recognizes that mild traumatic brain    
injury 7m,t,b,i71 otherwise known as a  
concussion1 is an important health      
concern2  7#c7 commends the             
organizations and individuals that raise
 awareness about mild traumatic brain   
injury2  7#d7 encourages ,federal1      
,state1 and local policymakers to work  
together-- 7,a7 to raise awareness about
 the effects of concussions2 and  7,b7  
to improve the understanding of proper  
diagnosis and management of concussions2
 and  7#e7 encourages further research  
and prevention efforts to ensure that   
fewer individuals experience the most   
adverse effects of mild traumatic brain 
injury4