Fond Du Lac Firefighters Get Concussion Tests

Firefighters in Fond du Lac will get concussion tests as part of their physical exams. Fire captain Jim Wamser stated that head injuries make up 13-percent of all injuries to U-S fire personnel — and by having a test result on file, officials can compare a firefighter’s brain health both before and after an injury. Wamser says most head injuries to firefighters are the result of falling plaster, plumbing pipes, or anything in an attic. The concussion tests are computerized, and they last about 25 minutes. Agnesian Health Care administers the firefighter tests, the same ones given to high school athletes in the Fond du Lac area.