An Examination of State High School Concussion Protocols: Investigating Consistent Inconsistencies

By Nicholas Swim, Ehren Green, & Anthony Montanaro, from the University of Louisville The number of youth sport participants who continue to experience concussions during sports participation is staggering. According to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) the number of reported youth concussions ranges between 1.7 and 3 million annually. Additionally, it is estimated that half of concussions are unreported or undetected (UPMC, n.d.). Thus, the Center for Disease Control (CD