Affordable Adolescent Athletic Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Risk Management System

经济实惠的青少年运动轻度创伤性脑损伤风险管理系统

• 批准号: 8121334
• 负责人: DANIEL S HEDIN
• 金额: $ 16.8万
• 依托单位: ADVANCED MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-01 至 2013-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8121334
• 关键词: Affordable; Adolescent; Athletic; Mild; Traumatic

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Some 1.6 to 3.8 million mild traumatic brain injuries occur annually in the United States as a result of recreational activities. Approximately 300,000 of these injuries result in a loss of consciousness. Adolescents aged 15 to 19 years are more likely to sustain a traumatic brain injury than other age groups in part due to sporting activities such as football, hockey, and soccer. Traumatic brain injuries can lead to long term disabilities and even death, especially if not properly treated. In a given year, 3.6 percent to 5.6 percent of the 1.2 million interscholastic football athletes sustain concussions. Only about half of high school football players reported their injury after sustaining a minor concussion. Unreported concussions are often left untreated and have an increased potential to become more serious injuries than those receiving prompt medical assessment. Data collected from instrumented sports helmets can be used as an independent indication of injury. However currently available instrumentation systems are too costly (>$65,000 per team) for widespread use in organized adolescent sports. The goal of this proposed program is to develop a substantially less expensive and easier to use system. A less expensive system will be more available to adolescent football teams where cost is a barrier to the adoption of advanced injury prevention technology. Adolescent athletes are particularly vulnerable to this type of injury due to their continued brain development and reduced strength in their neck. The proposed technology is also suitable for monitoring athletes in sports such as hockey, lacrosse, baseball, etc. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The proposed program seeks to develop a system that identifies athletes who may have sustained a mild traumatic brain injury while participating in a sporting event. Early injury detection allows for rapid care and optimal medical services.

描述（由申请人提供）： 在美国，每年约有 1.6 至 380 万例因娱乐活动而发生的轻度创伤性脑损伤。其中约 300,000 起伤害导致意识丧失。 15 至 19 岁的青少年比其他年龄段的青少年更容易遭受创伤性脑损伤，部分原因是足球、曲棍球和足球等体育活动。创伤性脑损伤可能导致长期残疾甚至死亡，特别是如果治疗不当的话。某一年，120万校际橄榄球运动员中，有3.6%至5.6%患有脑震荡。只有大约一半的高中橄榄球运动员在遭受轻微脑震荡后报告受伤情况。未报告的脑震荡往往得不到治疗，并且比那些立即接受医疗评估的脑震荡更有可能造成更严重的伤害。从仪表运动头盔收集的数据可以用作损伤的独立指示。然而，目前可用的仪器系统成本太高（每队 > 65,000 美元），无法在有组织的青少年运动中广泛使用。该计划的目标是开发一种成本大幅降低且更易于使用的系统。青少年足球队将更容易使用更便宜的系统，因为成本是采用先进伤害预防技术的障碍。青少年运动员特别容易受到这种类型的伤害，因为他们的大脑持续发育，颈部力量减弱。该技术还适用于监测曲棍球、长曲棍球、棒球等运动中的运动员。 公共卫生相关性： 该计划旨在开发一种系统，用于识别在参加体育赛事时可能遭受轻度脑外伤的运动员。早期损伤检测可以实现快速护理和最佳医疗服务。