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After a concussion, protocols for safe return to sports practice and competition involve gradual return to play with an appropriate level of medical supervision. [24] To ensure player safety and reduce potential liability, school concussion plans should also have a formal system for tracking compliance, and for identifying and responding to any ...
“After a short period of cognitive rest (24–48 hours), student-athletes can begin the return-to-learn process by physically returning to school.” The guidelines give a similar timeframe for ...
In the 2005 high school basketball year, 3.6% of reported injuries were concussions, with 30.5% of concussions occurring during rebounds. [52] Incidence rates for concussions in NCAA men's basketball is lower than NCAA women's basketball, at 0.16 concussion per 1,000 athletes compared to 0.22 per 1,000 athletes respectively.
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 ...
New research indicates that girls playing high school sports have more than 50 percent higher concussion rates than boys.
The Holbrook/Avon high school football co-op ... (problem), two sprained ankles, two knee (injuries) and three players in concussion protocol. So when you total that all up (it's too much to ...
Concussions are frequent in high school football. Football has the highest rate of concussion among high school sports, with about 11 concussions occurring per 10,000 athletic exposures. [110] About 50 high school or younger football players across the country were killed or sustained serious head injuries on the field since 1997. [111]
Most high school athletic associations require coaches to get certified for spotting, safety and injury management through USA Cheer’s safety and risk management course. (Thirty-two of these ...