1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Recent study looked at the impact of screen time on duration of post-concussive symptoms 125 patients aged 12-25 diagnosed with a concussion were randomized to either abstain from or have unrestricted screen time for 48 hours after injury Patients with unrestricted screen time averaged approximately 5 hours/day of screen time Patients in the no screen time group averaged approximately 1 hour/day of screen time Statistically significant difference in duration of post-concussive symptoms Unrestricted screen time cohort averaged 8 days of post-concussive symptoms No screen time cohort averaged 3.5 days of post-concussive symptoms ED physicians should encourage patients to limit screen time as much as possible in the first 48 hours after a concussion to promote faster recovery from post-concussive symptoms &amp;nbsp; References Macnow T, Curran T, Tolliday C, et al. Effect of Screen Time on Recovery From Concussion: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(11):1124-1131. &amp;nbsp; Summarized by Mark O’Brien, MS4 | Edited by John Spartz, MD &amp;amp; Erik Verzemnieks, MD &amp;nbsp; The Emergency Medical Minute is excited to announce that we are now offering AMA PRA Category 1 credits™ via online course modules. To access these and for more information, visit our website at https://emergencymedicalminute.org/cme-courses/ and create an account.&amp;nbsp; Donate to EMM today! Emergency Medical Minute https://www.emergencymedicalminute.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/24418182/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/fa102a/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/24418182