Not exact matches
«Since my own son had just sustained a
concussion and I was aware that there is a gap in the state laws that protect our youth athletes, I was motivated to draft the bylaw,» Beltz - Jacobson told me in an interview, a bylaw which she
modeled on the Brookline bylaw with her own enhancements.
The emerging
model of sport
concussion assessment now involves the use of brief screening tools to evaluate post-
concussion signs and symptoms
on the sideline immediately after a
concussion and neuropsychological testing to track recovery further out from the time of injury.
Maine statute directed the committee to develop this
model policy based
on the current research and best practice guidelines from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other states»
concussion management documents.
Although you can also look at football helmet ratings, the NOCSAE cautions «against an over-reliance
on any individual data point, rating or measurement which could lead to inaccurate conclusions or even a false sense of security that one helmet brand or
model guarantees a measurably higher level of
concussion protection than another for a particular athlete.»
The Department of Health must also post
on its website
model policies for the identification, management, and return to play decisions for
concussions.
Some football helmet manufacturers suggest that players who wear their helmets - especially new
models - may be at lower risk of
concussion than those who wear competitors»
models or older helmets, basing their claims
on how well the new or newer helmets absorb and lessen some of the impact forces that cause
concussion in biomechanical studies performed in the controlled environment of the laboratory.
3D
Model for Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries NCAA Video
on Concussions in football NATA Video
on Concussions in hockey
What we've done is taken the CPR instructor
model and used it to create a program through which instructors can offer standardized
concussion education without having to piece together a course
on their own.
Based
on the SportsCAPP
model, I proposed the citywide plan to help youth sports teams to address
concussions in young athletes and try to reduce liability exposure for coaches and the city.
After growing the
model for two months — previous ones lasted a few weeks at best — the team dropped different weights
on the system to simulate brain trauma, like a
concussion.
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