Recent qualitative and quantitative studies have confirmed MomsTEAM's longstanding belief that, more than education
about concussion signs and symptoms, it is changing the negative attitude of too many coaches towards reporting and creating a safe concussion - reporting environment that may be the best ways to improve the low rates of self - reporting found in study after study.
Not exact matches
[1 - 9] As a 2013 research paper [7] and a number of other recent studies [12 - 15] show, education alone (or at least that which focuses on educating athletes
about the
signs and symptoms of
concussion and not changing attitudes
about reporting behavior) does not appear capable of solving the problem, because the reasons for under - reporting are largely cultural, [2,3,9,10, 12 - 15] leading the paper's author to conclude that «other approaches might be needed to identify injured athletes.»
The bad news is that
concussion education of athletes and parents was much less extensive, with
about a third of athletes and more than half of parents not receiving any
concussion education beyond
signing a
concussion and head injury information sheet.
Because «parents of high school athletes attend their games, watch their child closely during game play, and are accutely attuned to changes in their behavior... [e] ducating parents
about signs and symptoms,» they said, «could potentially decrease the likelihood of athletes playing with
concussion symptoms.»
The critical point to always keep in mind
about impact sensors is that they are just another tool in the
concussion toolbox or, put another way, another set of eyes, with which to identify athletes who (a) may have sustained impacts of sufficient magnitude that (b) may have resulted in some cases in
concussions, so that they (c) may be monitored for
signs of
concussion, or (d) may be asked to undergo a balance, vision, and / or neurocognitive screen / assessment on the sideline or in the locker room, the results of which (e) may suggest a removal from play for the remainder of the game and referral to a
concussion specialist for formal evaluation away from the sports sideline, which evaluation (f) may result in a clinical diagnosis of
concussion.
The statute requires that each year, before beginning a practice for an interscholastic or intramural sport, each high school student athlete and their parent
sign an information sheet
about the risk of
concussion or head injury.
(2) Annual educational session for coaches and athletic trainers
about the
signs and symptoms of a
concussion
The policy must require that the student and their parent or guardian
sign an information form at least once each year
about the nature and risk of
concussion.
Specifically, Return to Play laws generally impose educational, training and notification requirements designed to ensure that coaches, parents, and youth athletes are better educated
about the
signs and risks of
concussions.
In another
sign of the growing concern
about head trauma in sports, the NHL and the U.S. ski team will each have at least one
concussion expert at the Sochi Olympics.
Researchers at WakeMed Health and Hospitals, Raleigh, NC, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona, found that, while athletes are generally knowledgeable
about the
signs and symptoms of
concussion, there is a «gross under reporting» of
concussion events, with a large proportion of those surveyed indicating that they continued to participate in both games and practices while experiencing symptoms.
Sports
Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT 3) Information
about Connecticut's
Concussion Law Information
about Concussions Concussion Signs & Symptoms Card for Coaches Consensus Statement on
Concussion in Sport: 3rd Int» l. Conference on
Concussion in Sport, Zurich 2010 CDC Study: Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States Connecticut
Concussion Task Force (CCTF) The William W. Backus Hospital -
Concussions in Youth Sports Video Article:
Concussion Debate at the Forefront of Youth Sports Spanish Translation of
Concussion Information
Recognizing
Concussion: All individuals involved with teams and sport activities, including players, coaches, parents, organizers, league officials, and referees / game officials should be educated about the signs and symptoms of concussion so that they can recognize the injury, remove the athlete from activity, and refer the athlete to a qualified medical professional for examination prior to allowing the athlete to retur
Concussion: All individuals involved with teams and sport activities, including players, coaches, parents, organizers, league officials, and referees / game officials should be educated
about the
signs and symptoms of
concussion so that they can recognize the injury, remove the athlete from activity, and refer the athlete to a qualified medical professional for examination prior to allowing the athlete to retur
concussion so that they can recognize the injury, remove the athlete from activity, and refer the athlete to a qualified medical professional for examination prior to allowing the athlete to return to play.
Trowbridge said they were motivated to do the study to find out what caregivers understand
about concussions and how to better educate them so they can be more effective in looking for symptoms or other possible
signs of trouble.
Many parents whose kids participate in athletics will be asked to
sign a waiver
about concussion education, but that's not enough to ensure parents are confident
about handling the injury, according to a new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health.