217 Making the Diagnosis of Concussion in the Emergency Department: Are We Hitting the Mark?

There has been increased interest in concussion among the scientific and lay press in the last 20 years, and the emergency department (ED) is where patients commonly seek medical evaluation after a head injury. The diagnosis of concussion can be easily missed because it is a clinical diagnosis, often made after ruling out more serious injuries. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of concussion among children seen at our ED (17k annual visits in 2015) and determine the extent of underdiagnosis.

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