Football Causing More Reported Child Brain Injuries - ABC News

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Football Causing More Reported Child Brain Injuries - ABC News

Playground activities and sports — particularly high school football — are sending an increasing number of children to the emergency room with concussions and other traumatic brain injuries. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today that hospitals have recorded a 62 percent increase over the last decade in children under the age of 19 suffering serious head injuries while playing sports and engaging in other physical activities. Young men, more likely to play spor

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