Affordable Adolescent Athletic Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Risk Management System

描述（由申请人提供）： 在美国，每年约有160万至380万例轻度创伤性脑损伤是由娱乐活动造成的。其中约30万例损伤导致意识丧失。15至19岁的青少年比其他年龄组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，特别是如果没有得到适当的治疗。在一年中，120万名校际足球运动员中有3.6%到5.6%的人患有脑震荡。只有大约一半的高中足球运动员在遭受轻微脑震荡后报告受伤。未报告的脑震荡往往得不到治疗，并且比那些接受及时医疗评估的人更有可能成为更严重的伤害。从仪表化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对于在有组织的青少年运动中的广泛使用来说太昂贵（每个团队>$65，000）。该计划的目标是开发一种成本低且易于使用的系统。一个较便宜的系统将更适合青少年足球队，因为成本是采用先进的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，颈部力量下降。所提出的技术还适用于监测诸如曲棍球、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创伤性脑损伤的运动员。早期损伤检测可以提供快速护理和最佳医疗服务。

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.