Concussion awareness needed; Only 41% of students say they could recognise the signs

Only 30% of students feel that the protocols in practice are sufficient to deal with such an injury.

Headway, the brain injury services and support organisation, has conducted national research at a school level in the area of concussion, having last month teamed up with Ireland’s leading GAA, soccer and rugby player unions to launch Concussion Aware, a campaign in association with laya healthcare and supported by Life Style Sports.

Only 41% of school pupils believe they could recognise the signs of a concussion, according to the latest survey for Headway carried out by Amárach Research. This represents yet another demonstration of the lack of knowledge and awareness young people have in understanding concussion and head injuries.