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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Natl Med Assoc. 2018 Oct 28;110(6):635–643. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2018.10.001

Table 4.

Knowledge questions (N =1021)

% Correct
You can suffer a concussion only in sports-related
activities. (FALSE*)		 97
You must lose consciousness to have suffered a
concussion. (FALSE*)		 93
You can develop dementia even if you never had a
concussion. (TRUE*)		 90
A student-athlete can return to play on the same day if the
concussion is very minor. (FALSE*)		 87
Eventually all children who suffer a sports-related
concussion fully recover. (FALSE*)		 78
If you’ve suffered one concussion, you are more likely to
suffer another. (TRUE*)		 75
High School students who have suffered a concussion are
usually able to resume full activities within 2–3 days.
(FALSE*)		 61
Children recover from concussions more quickly than
adults. (FALSE*)		 58
After a mild concussion, there are usually visible changes
on medical imaging. (FALSE*)		 39

Average Overall Score on Knowledge Section:
75
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