,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bc1 #bjbf,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and
 ,mrs4 ,capito7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,supporting the
 designation of ,september #ah1 #bjbf1  
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 the    
long-term effects of a traumatic brain  
injury2  7#c7 between #bjja and #bjah1  
an estimated #c1hjj1jjj children under  
age #ag visited an emergency department 
because of a traumatic brain injury     
sustained during sports- or             

recreation-related activities2  7#d7 in 
#bjbd1 there were an estimated #fh1jjj  
fatalities related to traumatic brain   
injuries2  7#e7 each year an estimated  
#bhc1jjj children seek care in emergency
 departments in the ,united ,states for 
a sports- or recreation-related         
traumatic brain injury1 with traumatic  
brain injuries sustained in contact     
sports accounting for approximately #de 
percent of those visits2  7#f7 #g in #aj
 emergency department visits for sports-
 or recreation-related traumatic brain  
injury are for children ages #ag and    
younger2  7#g7 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 and  7#h7 approximately 
#ae percent of all high school students 
in the ,united ,states self-reported #a 
or more sports- or recreation-related   
concussions within the preceding #ab    
months2 ,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 #bjbf1 as
 ,national ,concussion ,awareness ,day2 
7#b7 recognizes that mild traumatic     
brain injury1 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