Concussion and Sports Related Head
Injury: Code 280.13 C requires the Iowa high school athletic association and the Iowa girls high school athletic union to work together to distribute the CDC guidelines and other information to inform and educate coaches, students, and parents and guardians of students of the risks, signs, symptoms, and
behaviors consistent with a concussion or
brain injury, including the danger of continuing to play
after suffering a concussion or
brain injury and their responsibility to report such signs, symptoms, and
behaviors if they occur.
Traumatic
brain injuries can also manifest themselves at any point
after the accident and include symptoms such as headaches or migraines, nausea, dizziness or light - headedness, sleep issues,
behavior or mood changes, or cognitive or coordination problems.