The tests are used to check
for signs of concussion and to determine the state of each athlete's balance and brain function.
It is important to carefully monitor an injured person after a car accident
for signs of concussion.
Watch
for signs of a concussion such as headaches, nausea, and dizziness.
WHEN the 2013 National Football League season kicks off in the US next month, players will have an added layer of protection to go with their helmets and shoulder pads: an independent neurologist at every game to assess
them for signs of concussion after receiving a blow to the head.
If the trainer wasn't already, he (or she) starts watching the player
for signs of a concussion.
Question: How can an athletic trainer on the sideline keep his or her eyes on athletes on the field to watch
for signs of concussion if the AT has to be constantly monitoring the data coming from the sensors?
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.
Add in the possibility that sideline personnel responsible for monitoring athletes
for signs of concussion, such as team doctors and athletic trainers, or coaches and parent volunteers, may be away from the sideline attending to other injured athletes when a player sustains a high force blow, or, even if they are watching the field / court / rink, may miss significant impacts because they occur away from the play, and one can see why better concussion detection methods are needed.
They still need to be present and ever - vigilant in watching
for signs of concussion or heavy hits that could cause concussion.
Not exact matches
Knee and ankle injuries, along with a 2015
concussion, spelled the end
of his tenure in the nation's capital, and his star had dimmed so much he was reduced to
signing a one - year deal to compete
for the Browns» starting quarterback position.
For instance, many do not require that coaches receive training in recognizing the
signs and symptoms
of concussion, or require that parents be notified when their child is suspected
of having suffered a
concussion, and few penalize those who violate their provisions.
Pressure to play needs to be taken off kids in order
for them to feel comfortable reporting their
signs and symptoms
of a possible
concussion,» says Tamara Valovich McLeod,, PhD, ATC, FNATA, Professor in the Athletic Training Program and Directors
of the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory and Athletic Training Practice - Based Research Network in the Department
of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences at A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona, co-author
of the attitude study, and lead author
of an earlier study [3] on attitudes on
concussions among high school students.
[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.»
While all but three states now have laws requiring immediate removal from play
of athletes with
concussion signs or symptoms and prohibit same - day return to play
for those with suspected
concussion, some are concerned that such laws may have the perverse effect
of making the under - reporting problem even worse, fearing that an athlete is going to be even less likely to self - report experiencing
concussion symptoms and more likely to hide symptoms from teammates, game officials and sideline personnel if they know that a suspected
concussion may sideline them
for the rest
of the game.
One way, I believe, to address the problem
of under - reporting and increase the chances a
concussion will be identified early on the sports sideline may be to rely less on athletes themselves to remove themselves from games or practices by reporting
concussion symptoms (which the most recent study shows occurs at a shockingly low rate, [9] or on game officials and sideline observers to observe
signs of concussion and call
for a
concussion assessment, but to employ technology to increase the chances that a
concussion will be identified by employing impact sensors designed to monitor head impact exposure in terms
of the force
of hits (both linear and rotational), number, location, and cumulative impact, in real time at all levels
of football, and in other helmeted and non-helmeted contact and collision sports, where practical, to help identify high - risk impacts and alert medical personnel on the sideline so they can consider performing a
concussion assessment.
When I presented the next year in Atlantic City to recreational department directors gathered
for the annual meeting
of the New Jersey Parks and Recreation Directors» Association, I spoke to the critical role they could play in improving sports safety by proactively exercising the power
of the permit to require youth sport coaches to receive more training in first aid, CPR, and the
signs and symptoms
of a
concussion.
Contrary to some media reports, impact sensors used in this fashion are not intended to replace sideline observers, game officials, coaches, and teammates, who, if they observe an athlete exhibiting
signs of concussion, can trigger a sideline screening
for concussion using one or more assessment tools (eg.
My experience with the Newcastle football team in Oklahoma leads me to believe that, as long as impact sensors are strictly used
for the limited purpose
of providing real - time impact data to qualified sideline personnel, not to diagnose
concussions, not as the sole determining factor in making remove - from - play decisions, and not to replace the necessity
for observers on the sports sideline trained in recognizing the
signs of concussion and in conducting a sideline screening
for concussion using one or more sideline assessment tests
for concussion (e.g. SCAT3, balance, King - Devick, Maddocks questions, SAC)(preferably by a certified athletic trainer and / or team physician), and long as data on the number, force, and direction
of impacts is only made available
for use by coaches and athletic trainers in a position to use such information to adjust an athlete's blocking or tackling tec hnique (and not
for indiscriminate use by those, such as parents, who are not in a position to make intelligent use
of the data), they represent a valuable addition to a program's
concussion toolbox and as a tool to minimize repetitive head impacts.
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.
Requirements
for the information sheet are outlined in the policy (E) Maintain all documentation
of the completion
of a
concussion recognition and head injury safety education course program and
signed concussion and head injury information sheets
for a period
of three (3) years.
(2) Annual educational session
for coaches and athletic trainers about the
signs and symptoms
of a
concussion
The policy requires removal from play
for any student, as determined by a game official, coach from the student's team, certified athletic trainer, licensed physician, licensed physical therapist or other official designated by the student's school entity, exhibits
signs or symptoms
of a
concussion or traumatic brain injury while participating in an athletic activity.
Two days after his injury, the
signs of a
concussion became very obvious to his family and they took him to the E.R.
for evaluation.
Depending on athletes to admit to experiencing
concussion symptoms doesn't work due to chronic under - reporting.1 Likewise, studies show that coaches and athletic trainers can't be counted on to reliably identify athletes exhibiting
signs of possible
concussion for screening on the sports sidelines, especially since only 5 to 10 %
of concussions involve a loss
of consciousness and the onset
of concussions symptoms is often delayed, especially in younger athletes.
Thus, the third point in the
Concussion Bill of Rights for parents is that the athletic director or administrator, coach, athletic trainer (if there is one) and team doctor have, at the very least, agreed upon and adopted a philosophy for grading and managing concussions before the start of the season which prohibits players who experience concussion signs or symptoms from returning to the same game or practice, and tjhat they use it consistently during the season, regardless of the athlete or circumstances surrounding t
Concussion Bill
of Rights
for parents is that the athletic director or administrator, coach, athletic trainer (if there is one) and team doctor have, at the very least, agreed upon and adopted a philosophy
for grading and managing
concussions before the start
of the season which prohibits players who experience
concussion signs or symptoms from returning to the same game or practice, and tjhat they use it consistently during the season, regardless of the athlete or circumstances surrounding t
concussion signs or symptoms from returning to the same game or practice, and tjhat they use it consistently during the season, regardless
of the athlete or circumstances surrounding the injury.
As Larry Leverenz, Ph.D, ATC, a co-author
of the groundbreaking 2010 study (4) that was the first to identify such athletes noted, because such athletes have not suffered damage to areas
of the brain associated with language and auditory processing, they are unlikely to exhibit clinical
signs of head injury (such as headache or dizziness), or show impairment on sideline assessment
for concussion, all
of which test
for verbal, not visual memory.
All too often, even hits hard enough to cause an athlete to display
signs of concussion that can be observed by sideline personnel, or which cause the athlete to experience symptoms
of concussion, go undetected, either because the
signs are too subtle to be seen or are simply missed by sideline personnel or because the athlete fails to report them (a 2010 study [7]
of Canadian junior hockey players,
for example, found that,
for every
concussion self - reported by the players or identified by the coaches or on - the - bench medical personnel, physician observers in the stands picked up seven)- a persistent problem that, given the «warrior» mentality and culture
of contact and collision sports, is not going to go away any time soon, if ever.
If no medical personnel are on the sports sideline, any athlete showing potential
signs of concussion, such as balance or motor incoordination (stumbles, slow / labored movements), disorientation or confusion, loss
of memory, blank or vacant look or visible facial injury combined with any
of these other symptoms, should be removed from play, barred from returning and referred
for a formal evaluation by a qualified health care professional.
In fact, 94 percent
of the parents surveyed reported it was very important
for parents and coaches to know the
signs and symptoms
of concussion, but only a staggering 29 percent said they were totally confident in the ability
of themselves and their child's coach to recognize those
signs and symptoms.
Also look
for signs of a possible
concussion, such as vomiting, sensitivity to light, irritability, or difficulty with coordination or balance.
For starters, athletes showing
signs of a
concussion will need to be cleared by a medical professional to play, not a coach.
The difficulty is that some
of the residual symptoms can be more difficult to detect and the clinician must be carefully looking
for the more subtle
signs of concussions.
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.
For helpful info to consider during a
concussion test see Symptoms and Signs of a C
concussion test see Symptoms and
Signs of a
ConcussionConcussion.
Keep the person still and assess
for signs and symptoms
of concussion.
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.
More recently the Brain Injury Research Institute (BIRI), which studies the impact
of concussions, asked the family
of the late National Football League star linebacker Junior Seau to donate his brain so it, too, could be studied
for signs of CTE.
In 2009, the league implemented a rule that players exhibiting any
sign of concussion must be sidelined
for the day.
Thanks to a markerless motion capture system, this approach let them establish a unique profile
for each person in just seven minutes and detect
signs of concussion in a player before the medical team could.
Most
of the new laws require education on symptoms and
signs of concussions for athletes, coaches and parents.
While such longitudinal studies are important, it's important to remember that the field is still young, with no consensus on the best tools to look
for early
signs of damage, said Michael Hutchison, a neuroscientist who directs a
concussion program at the University
of Toronto and consults
for the National Hockey League Players» Association.
«What we found is that although high school coaches do generally have an excellent knowledge
of signs and symptoms, when they are given management scenarios involving
concussion situations that are a little bit atypical, it can become difficult
for them to quickly identify the situation,» Madden said.
Checking
for signs of a possible
concussion, you and the coach agree to remove your child from the game and you head straight to the doctor.