Alumni Magazines Highlight Concussion Risks and Prevention Strategies for Everyone
Both Bucknell University and Bryn Mawr College featured Dr. Sandel in their alumni magazines after the publication of Shaken Brain: The Science, Care, and Treatment of Concussion.
In Sherri Kimmel’s interview in Bucknell Magazine, Dr. Sandel highlighted the risks of team sports but also cycling, adding that bicyclists do, of course, sometimes strike pedestrians.
She added a story from her book about “the Dutch reach,” a prevention strategy advocated in the Netherlands: Open the driver’s door with the right hand when getting out of the car. This simple strategy requires the driver to turn their head to see if a cyclist is coming. Then she added: “Why don’t we do this in our country?”
You can read both articles in their entirety below.
Bucknell Magazine (Summer edition 2020): Combating Concussions
Bryn Mawr Bulletin: https://www.brynmawr.edu/bulletin/shaken-brain
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