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Chicago city council members are voting on a rule that prohibits student athletes who exhibit signs of a concussion from returning to a sport unless they have permission from a medical professional.

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Since 2010, any athlete who exhibits signs of concussion must be removed immediately from the game.

If a player is suspected of having a concussion, or exhibits the signs or symptoms of concussion, they will be removed from participation and undergo evaluation by the medical staff in a quiet, distraction - free environment conducive to conducting a neurological evaluation.

What I learned from working with the Newcastle team, and with youth football programs across the country over the years is that traditional concussion education in which athletes, coaches, and parents are taught the signs and symptoms of concussion, and the health risks of concussion and repetitive head trauma, isn't working to change the concussion reporting behavior of athletes.

Anecdotal evidence from NCAA Division I football programs suggests that the signing by athletes of pledges acknowledging their responsibility to report concussion symptoms increases the rate of reporting by athletes, both of their own symptoms and those of teammates.

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.

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 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.

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?

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.

Impact sensors don't depend solely on athletes to remove themselves from games or practices by reporting concussion symptoms, or on game officials or sideline personnel to observe signs of concussion.

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.

Parents and coaches will benefit from reduced reliance on honest self - reporting of concussion symptoms by athletes and of the less - than - perfect observational skills of sideline management in spotting signs of concussion;

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.

(3) A student athlete shall be promptly removed from play if the athlete is suspected of sustaining a concussion or exhibits signs or symptoms of concussion until completion of assessment by a qualified healthcare professional or medical clearance.

The policy does not specify anything regarding removal from play, forcing concussed student - athletes to receive medical clearance before returning to play, or requiring the parents or guardians of student - athletes to sign a concussion information form before their children can participate in interscholastic athletics.

The program must address the signs and symptoms of a concussion and require that an official must remove a student from competition and an athletic trainer must remove a student from practice, training or competition if (1) a student reports any sign or symptom of a concussion, (2) an official, coach or athletic trainer determines that the student exhibits any sign or symptom of a concussion, or (3) an official, coach or athletic trainer is notified that the student has reported or exhibited any sign or symptom of a concussion by a licensed, registered or certified health care provider.

The policies must (1) Require the student athlete and their parent or guardian to annually review and sign information on concussions, (2) Require that a student athlete suspected by their coach, athletic trainer or team physician of sustaining a concussion or brain injury in a practice or game be removed from the activity at that time.

If at any time during the return to full participation in school activities the student exhibits signs and symptoms of concussion, the student must be removed from the activity and be re-evaluated by the treating licensed health care provider trained in concussion management.

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.

It is up to parents to do whatever they can to make sure that their child's coach does not continue to convey the message to athletes that there will be negative consequences to concussion reporting by removing them from a starting position, reducing future playing time, or inferring that reporting concussive symptoms made them «weak», but, instead, creates an environment in which athletes feel safe in honestly self - reporting experiencing concussion symptoms or reporting that a teammate is displaying signs of concussion (and reinforcing that message at home)

He has witnessed a change of tune from parents when it comes to noticing the warning signs of concussions.

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 tConcussion 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 tconcussion 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.

On July 28, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law protecting elementary to high school students from the potential severe effects of concussions.

A concussion should be suspected on the sports sideline, and the athlete immediately removed from play and not permitted to return the same day, if any of the following signs are observed after a direct or indirect blow to the head:

Researchers found that, other than dizziness, none of the twenty - two concussion signs or symptoms on the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale predicted whether recovery from concussion would be protracted (21 days or more to return to play) or rapid (7 days or less to RTP).

Because they can detect subtle signs of cognitive impairment indicating that an athlete's brain has not fully healed, even where the athlete claims his symptoms have cleared, the tests are designed to help to protect young athletes against the risk of suffering a second concussion by returning too soon, which can lead to short - and long - term cognitive problems, and catastrophic injury or even death from second impact syndrome.

One approach to the problem of sub-concussive blows that escape detection via conventional means is to find new enhanced detection methods: If functional impairment could be detected on the sports sideline, a player, like those exhibiting more obvious concussion signs or complaining of symptoms consistent with concussion, could be removed from play.

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.

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 returConcussion: 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 returconcussion 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.

If you or someone you know displays signs or symptoms of concussion, seek advice from a medical health professional.

Head Case: Founded by concerned parents of competitive kids, Head Case is a sports technology company with the mission to protect athletes from the cumulative risk of undetected concussions.Head Case are the creators behind Head Case, an affordable three - part head health management systemthat that measures and records head impacts in G - force, provides alerts on impacts of concern, offers diagnostic tools to detect signs and symptoms of potential concussions, and recommends the best treatment facilities in an athlete's current location.

These laws often include mandates to remove athletes from play following an actual or suspected concussion, requirements to be cleared to return to play, and annual education of coaches, parents, and / or athletes regarding concussion signs or symptoms.

«Soccer players presenting signs of concussion following a head collision event deserve assessment from independent health care personnel to avoid delay of care or further injury.

Legislators there passed a law, which took effect in 2011, that requires coaches to undergo training to recognize concussions and mandates the immediate removal from a game of any player at the first sign of dizziness or confusion.

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.

By knowing the signs of concussion you can help protect your child from long - term disability.