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Impact Concussion Baseline Testing Available for Student Athletes Ages 12-18 on Three Upcoming Date
The Center Foundation announces three upcoming community concussion baseline testing dates. ImPACT concussion baseline testing will be available for student athletes ages 12 through 18 who have not already received a baseline test in the past two years.
Group testing will be available on the following dates:
- Thursday, November 11, 2021 — 9am start with more times added as needed
- Monday, January 17, 2022 — 9am start with more times added as needed
- Monday, February 21,2022 — 9am start with more times added as needed
Baseline tests are held at The Center at 2200 NE Neff Road in Bend. Registration is required by contacting Stuart Schmidt at 541-322-2323. The cost of the baseline test is $15.
According to the CDC, concussions are second only to auto accidents as the leading cause of childhood injury. It is estimated that 15-20 percent of high school athletes receive a concussion in any given year, and if an athlete returns to play before the brain is fully healed, the child is at risk of Second Impact Concussion Syndrome. In this condition, the brain swells rapidly with sometimes fatal consequences. As part of the effort to reduce Second Impact Syndrome, The Center Foundation has adopted the ImPACT concussion baseline test.
It is recommended that student athletes participate in a baseline test every two years. ImPACT concussion baseline testing (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) is a computerized “snapshot” of how a child’s healthy brain is functioning. The baselines are not MRIs or scans — they are computerized assessment tests that generally take less than an hour. Baseline results are electronically stored for use in the event that the child suffers a concussion. In that case, he or she will have the baseline results compared to a post-injury test conducted by a medical professional at an appropriate stage in the recovery to assess progress. (Post-concussion tests and assessment are handled through parent or guardian self-pay or insurance as part of medical treatment.)
The Center Foundation is pleased to offer this community service as a means of helping protect young brains.
centerfoundation.org • CenterFoundation.org/concussion-baseline-testing
