,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cfi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bj1 #bjba,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself1   
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,casey1 and ,ms4    
,collins7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,,resolution     
,supporting the designation of          
,september #ag1 #bjba1 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 between #bjaj and #bjaf1 an        
estimated #b1jjj1jjj children under age 

#ah visited an emergency department     
because of a traumatic brain injury     
sustained during sports- or             
recreation-related activities2  7#d7 an 
estimated #bhc1jjj children seek care in
 ,united ,states emergency departments  
each year for a sports- or              
recreation-related traumatic brain      
injury1 with traumatic brain injuries   
sustained in contact sports accounting  
for approximately #de percent of these  
visits2 and  7#e7 research suggests that
 many children with a traumatic brain   
injury do not seek care in emergency    
departments or do not seek care at all1 
resulting in a significant underestimate
 of prevalence2 ,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 #ag1 #bjba1 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