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What can you do to protect, identify and treat a concussion? Scientist Julie Stamm, author of the book “The Brain on Youth Sports,” offers five tips to raise awareness. How to avoid, identify ...
American athletic trainers are getting behind guidelines that could allow students who sustain a concussion to return to class and physical activity sooner. A statement published Tuesday in the ...
Student-athletes may be put at risk in school sports, creating concern about concussions and brain injury. [1] A concussion [2] can be caused by a direct blow to the head, or an indirect blow to the body that causes reactions in the brain. The result of a concussion is neurological impairment that may resolve spontaneously but may also have ...
A December 2008 report states that 29,167 female high school soccer players in the United States suffered from concussions in 2005, compared to 20,929 male players. In high school basketball, 12,923 girls suffered from concussions while only 3,823 boys did. Girls also sustained more concussions in softball, compared to boys in baseball. [25]
The guidelines developed by the Colorado Medical Society were published in 1991 in response to the death of a high school athlete due to what was thought to be second-impact syndrome. [9] According to the guidelines, a grade I concussion consists of confusion only, grade II includes confusion and post-traumatic amnesia , and grade III and IV ...
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In 2005, Preston Plevretes, a football player for LaSalle University, had his life changed forever by second-impact syndrome. After undergoing a head-to-head hit at football practice, a university nurse practitioner diagnosed Plevretes with a concussion and two days later was told he was allowed to resume play.
Basic NFL concussion protocol guidelines. The first part of the protocols defines what a concussion is, along with the signs and symptoms of one. Educational materials are provided to clubs and ...