concussions: policies & procedures

CONCUSSIONSP O L I C I E S & P R O C E D U R E S

J O H N G R A C EC O E D - 6 1 5 0

• The Facts

• Injur ies

• Policies & Procedures

• Take home points

SHORT-TERM EFFECTS(Theye & Mueller, 2004)

• headache

• memory loss

• nausea

• sleep loss

• double vision

LONG-TERM EFFECTS(Graham et al, 2014)

• attention span

• concentration

• memory loss

• judgment

Educate

Removing athlete from play.

Return to play after 24hrs.

THAT’S IT?

Laws According to CDC

PROPOSED POLICY

• Education as well as continuing

education each year.

• Removing athlete from play.

• Length of time away from play

dependent on number and severity.

If a player is suspected of sustaining a concussion:

• Player must be removed from the game.

• Evaluated on the sideline from trained staff or medical professional.

• Follow procedures after 1st, 2nd, 3rd concussion.

PROPOSED PROCEDURE

1st CONCUSSION

• Minimum 72 hrs until return to

play

• Must pass cognitive tests

administered by trained staff or

medical professional

• Return to practice and game

play once cleared from testing.

2nd CONCUSSION

• Minimum 6 days until

return to play.

• Must pass cognitive tests

administered by trained staff or

medical professional

• Return to practice once cleared

from testing.

• May not return to game play

until athlete participates in 3 full

practices

3rd+ CONCUSSION

• Minimum 10 days until return to

play

• Must pass cognitive tests

administered by trained staff or

medical professional

• Return to light practice once

cleared from testing.

• May not return to game play

until athlete participates in 2 light

practices and 3 full practices.

REFERENCES :

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014, May 22) Get a heads up on concussion in

sports: Policies information for parents, coaches, and school & sport. Retrieved from:

http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/policies.html

Covassin, T., Moran, R., Wilhelm, K. (2013) Concussion symptoms and neurocognitive performance

of high school and college athletes who incur multiple concussions. American Journal of

Sports Medicine. 41(12): 2885-2889.

Gessel, L., Fields, S., JD, Collins, C., Dick, R., Comstock, D. (2007) Concussions among united states

high school and collegiate athletes. Journal of Athletic Training. 42(4): 495-503.

Graham, R., Rivara, F., Ford M., Spicer, C. (2014) Sports-related concussions in youth: Improving

the science, changing the culture. Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press.

Retrieved from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK185336/

Theye, F., Mueller, K. (2004) “Heads up”: Concussions in high school sports. Clinical Medicine &

Research. 2(3): 165-171