Better Detection Methods Sought as Workplace Concussion Numbers Rise

While concussions among National Football League players have received increased media attention in recent months, the typically mild form of brain injury is also being seen more often in other types of workers. The number of nonfatal workplace concussions involving days away from work has grown from 7,190 in 2011 to 11,110 in 2014, a 54.5% increase, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Sixteen percent of the 2014 concussions resulted in one day away from work, while 21% of the concussion victims spent three to five days away from work and 22% were out of work for 31 days or...