[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 812 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 812

    Supporting the designation of September 20, 2024, as ``National 
                      Concussion Awareness Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 12, 2024

   Ms. Hassan (for herself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Mullin) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
               on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Supporting the designation of September 20, 2024, as ``National 
                      Concussion Awareness Day''.

Whereas mild traumatic brain injury, otherwise known as a concussion, is an 
        important health concern for children, teens, and adults;
Whereas, according to information from the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention--

    (1) there are as many as 1,600,000 to 3,800,000 sports-related 
concussions annually;

    (2) as many as 5,300,000 individuals live with the long-term effects of 
a traumatic brain injury;

    (3) between 2010 and 2016, an estimated 2,000,000 children under age 18 
visited an emergency department because of a traumatic brain injury 
sustained during sports- or recreation-related activities;

    (4) each year an estimated 283,000 children seek care in emergency 
departments in the United States for a sports- or recreation-related 
traumatic brain injury, with traumatic brain injuries sustained in contact 
sports accounting for approximately 45 percent of those visits;

    (5) research suggests that many children with a traumatic brain injury 
do not seek care in emergency departments or do not seek care at all, 
resulting in a significant underestimate of prevalence; and

    (6) approximately 15 percent of all high school students in the United 
States self-reported 1 or more sports- or recreation-related concussions 
within the preceding 12 months;

Whereas the seriousness of concussions should not be minimized in athletics, and 
        return-to-play and return-to-learn protocols can help ensure recovery;
Whereas concussions can affect physical, mental, and social health, and a 
        greater awareness and understanding of proper diagnosis and management 
        of concussions is critical to improved outcomes; and
Whereas the Senate can raise awareness about concussions among the medical 
        community and the public: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) supports the designation of September 20, 2024, as 
        ``National Concussion Awareness Day'';
            (2) recognizes that mild traumatic brain injury, otherwise 
        known as a concussion, is an important health concern;
            (3) commends the organizations and individuals that raise 
        awareness about mild traumatic brain injury;
            (4) encourages Federal, State, and local policymakers to 
        work together--
                    (A) to raise awareness about the effects of 
                concussions; and
                    (B) to improve the understanding of proper 
                diagnosis and management of concussions; and
            (5) encourages further research and prevention efforts to 
        ensure that fewer individuals experience the most adverse 
        effects of mild traumatic brain injury.
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