Characteristics and Costs of Pediatric Emergency Department Visits for Sports- and Recreation-Related Concussions, 2006–2014

Although concussion-related emergency department (ED) visits increased after the passage of concussion laws, little is known about how the laws may disproportionately impact ED utilization and associated health care costs among children in different demographic groups.Our aim was to examine the patient and clinical characteristics of pediatric ED visits and associated health care costs for sports- and recreation-related concussions (SRRCs)...