What is the %...
As many as this percentage of of all concussions are not reported.
What is 50%?
This sport has the highest concussion rate among high school sports.
What is football?
Adolescents’ necks are typically _____ than in young adults and older people, making their brains more vulnerable.
What is weaker?
At 94% among high school athletes, this is the most commonly reported concussion symptom.
What is a headache?
Among Canadian youth, 6 in 10 believe ____ blows will result in more severe concussions.
What is harder?
According to the Government of Canada, this percentage of people do not know how a concussion is treated.
What is 25%?
This sport has the highest concussion rate among female high school sports.
What is soccer?
The brain is not fully developed until it is about __ years old.
What is 25 years old?
Up to 22% of soccer injuries are concussions that can result from doing this.
What is heading the ball?
7 in 10 Canadian youth incorrectly believe this will prevent a concussion.
What is a helmet?
This percentage of concussions among young athletes result from contact with another athlete.
What is 70%?
Amateurs in this sport may be at a 13% chance of a concussion every time they step into the ring for competition.
What is boxing?
Between the ages of 8 and __, the brain undergoes a period of intense axonal growth and myelination.
What is age 12?
In a 2013 study of college athletic trainers, more than 50% of trainers reported feeling pressured by these people to clear an athlete to play before their concussion was fully healed and before the player was medically ready to be back on the field.
Who are coaches?
This percentage of the Canadian Youth have little or no knowledge of concussions.
What is 80%?
As many as this percentage of the concussions reported among high school athletes result from aggressive or illegal play.
What is 25%?
Among Canadian boys and girls 5 to 9 years of age, between 2011 and 2017, brain injuries were most common in this sport.
What is ice hockey?
This decision-making part of the brain is last to fully develop.
What is the prefrontal cortex at the front of the brain?
The risk for a second concussion is greatest within this many days of the first concussion
What is 10?
It is expected that this percentage of Canadians ages 13 to 18 who seek medical attention for a sport-related concussion have a variety of persistent symptoms for longer than one month.
What is 20%?
This percentage of concussions do not cause loss of consciousness or other obvious effects.
What is 90%?
A study conducted between the years of 2013 and 2018 found that this was the only high school sport with a higher concussion rate in practice than competition.
What is cheerleading?
Children's brains have a massive growth spurt when they're very young. By the time they are this age, their brains are already about 90-95% of adult size.
What is age 6?
Research shows that someone who has suffered three concussions is up to __ times more likely to receive a fourth concussion.
What is 9?
By some estimates, 95% of those who suffer a second concussion before the first has fully healed are under this age.
What is 18?