49th Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery Archive-The Cost of a Concussion in American High School Football

The Cost of a Concussion in American High School Football - Aaron Michael Yengo-Kahn, MD

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The video discusses the cost of concussions in American high school football. Previous studies estimated that tackle football-related healthcare costs reached over $1 billion between 2010 and 2013, but these only accounted for emergency department and inpatient costs and excluded outpatient costs and prevention. The costs of sport concussions, including prevention, healthcare, and indirect costs, are largely unknown. The video focuses on describing the direct healthcare costs associated with a football-related concussion and identifying clinical factors linked to increased costs. A retrospective study of 144 concussed high school football players found that the average cost per concussion was $800, with factors such as initial symptom burden, emergency department visits, and post-concussion syndrome contributing to higher costs. Understanding the cost of concussions can help inform treatment and prevention approaches and highlight the need to consider cost effectiveness. No credits were mentioned in the video.

Keywords

cost of concussions

American high school football

healthcare costs

football-related concussion

clinical factors