# Promoting Recovery in Children Who Sustain a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: The TBI Evaluation and Management (TEaM) Toolkit

> **NIH ALLCDC U01** · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $549,145

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
In the US, it is estimated that there are over 3.8 million traumatic brain injuries (TBI) annually, which account
for approximately 2.5 million emergency department visits each year. For children 14 years of age and
younger, there were approximately 640,000 TBI-related emergency department (ED) visits in 2013 [CDC
2018]. Over 80% of TBI is classified as mild (mTBI), with the term concussion used interchangeably [McCrory
et al., 2017; Menon et al., 2010]. In addition to EDs, urgent care centers and primary care physicians are also
charged with the initial evaluation and management of patients seeking care for mTBI. Despite the benign
sounding term, mTBI often has significant short and long-term consequences that can be modified by early
identification, intervention and management (Yang et al., 2017; Collins et al., 2016). However, the system of
care is fragmented and clinician training on appropriate evaluation, coordination of care and management is
limited. To overcome these limitations, the primary aim of this study is to demonstrate that evidence-
based practice and education for the patient, caregivers, clinical providers and schools is feasible and
will promote recovery following a mild TBI in children and adolescents. We have developed an
evidence/best-practices based TBI Evaluation and Management (TEaM) Toolkit aimed at key providers in the
system of mTBI healthcare. The TEaM Toolkit leverages the electronic medical record system (eMR) and a
targeted training program to improve screening, management, and linkage throughout the continuum, or what
we refer to as the neighborhood of care, with a goal of producing an effective and scalable toolkit to promote
recovery.
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10220816
- **Project number:** 5U01CE002939-04
- **Recipient organization:** EMORY UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Harold Kenneth Simon
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $549,145
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-30 → 2022-09-29

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10220816

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10220816, Promoting Recovery in Children Who Sustain a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: The TBI Evaluation and Management (TEaM) Toolkit (5U01CE002939-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10220816. Licensed CC0.

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