Concussion among children & youth : Concussion among children and youth : Interior Health Authority

Child Health BC is a network of BC health authorities, BC government ministries, health professionals, and provincial partners dedicated to improve the health status and health outcomes of BC’s children and youth by working collaboratively to build an integrated and accessible system of health services. [...] Evidence suggests that The leading causes of child and youth concussion children and youth are at greater risk of concussion hospitalizations in Interior Health were due to falls and more serious head injury than the general (42%) and transport-related events (40%). [...] Rates within East reported due to a lack of education and aware- Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary were high ness among the general public and inconsistent among all age groups, except for infants less than and limited availability of data around the burden one year of age. [...] Ninety percent of concussion Concussion hospitalization rates within East cases admitted to hospital among Thompson Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary were high Cariboo residents were admitted to hospitals among all age groups, except for infants less within Interior Health; proportions of cases than one year of age (Figure 15). [...] Rates of 10 to 14 year olds had the highest rate of concussion hospitalizations were highest in Trail concussion, most of which comprised of (83.7/100,000) and lowest in Grand Forks.