{"id":294,"date":"2015-07-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/concussion-symptoms-what-to-look-for-in-kids-who-are-injured\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:29:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:29:07","slug":"concussion-symptoms-what-to-look-for-in-kids-who-are-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/concussion-symptoms-what-to-look-for-in-kids-who-are-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Concussion symptoms &#8211; What to look for in kids who are injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The summertime is naturally a time for increased activity for kids. Whether they are playing on the playground, on jungle gyms or during dance or gymnastics classes, the potential for kids to fall and injure themselves cannot be underestimated. For those <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/concussion\/basics\/symptoms\/con-20019272\" target=\"_blank\">kids that suffer head injuries<\/a>, it is important to take all the precautions necessary to protect them.<\/p>\n<p>While the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends calling a child\u2019s pediatrician for injuries greater than a bump on the head, this post will focus on the symptoms parents and caregivers should watch out for.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Physical clues \u2013 <\/strong>The most common indicators of a concussion include outward physical clues, including loss of consciousness, appearing dazed, complaining that he or she is seeing stars, and prolonged headaches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/concussion-symptoms-what-to-look-for-in-kids-who-are-injured\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Concussion symptoms &#8211; What to look for in kids who are injured\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The summertime is naturally a time for increased activity for kids. Whether they are playing on the playground, on jungle gyms or during dance or gymnastics classes, the potential for kids to fall and injure themselves cannot be underestimated. For those kids that suffer head injuries, it is important to take all the precautions necessary [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brain-injury","tag-brain-injury"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Concussion symptoms - What to look for in kids who are injured &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; July 22, 2015<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Concussion symptoms - What to look for in kids who are injured - Brain Injury - DeFrancisco &amp; Falgiatano Law Firm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/concussion-symptoms-what-to-look-for-in-kids-who-are-injured\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Concussion symptoms - What to look for in kids who are injured &#8212; 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