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An innovative approach to understanding the effects of concussion in school age children and adolescents. The authors identify who may be involved with the student-athlete at home and in school and explain what to watch for and how to help.
This manual helps…
- All school staff recognize signs and symptoms of concussion
- Parents monitor their child’s progress and provides guidance on communicating with the doctor
- The student-athlete understand what it means to have a concussion
- Friends understand and support the student-athlete
- Educators recognize effects in the classroom and provide accommodations
- School nurses identify undiagnosed concussions and track recovery
- Coaches recognize signs of concussion and refer the student for treatment
- Certified athletic trainers educate, communicate and intervene
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Getting A-Head of Concussion |
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Introduction
Concussion is the most common brain injury in sports. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate there are 300,000 sports-related concussions in the United States each year.
Athletes are active, motivated, dedicated, and goal oriented. Their benefits from athletic participation run wide and deep. These characteristics are important to their athletic success. But when an athlete has a concussion and activity is restricted during recovery, these characteristics can lead to frustration, denial and depression.
Even though our student-athletes do not make the money that professionals make, they are just as valuable to us. Thus, student-athletes who sustain concussions need to be measured, monitored and managed by a concussion team that includes the coach, certified athletic trainer, doctor, parents, teachers, school nurse, school psychologist and concussion specialists.
Even the most responsible athlete may not give up participating in sports voluntarily. That is why everyone in the athlete's "neighborhood" should be involved when there is a possibility that an athlete has a concussion. Neighbors include the athlete's family, coaches, teachers, friends, school nurses, doctor and certified athletic trainer.
This booklet provides information about concussions. The first section explains what a concussion is and the possible immediate and long term effects. The following sections describe each person's role in the neighborhood as guardian, protector and caregiver in the injured athlete's recovery. Because the neighborhood functions like a team, it will be useful for readers to understand each person's role - as doctor, parent, athlete, friend, teacher, educator, school nurse, coach, or certified athletic trainer. After reading the entire booklet, readers may want to give special attention to the sections that discuss their role in the student athlete's care and recovery. |
Authors
Phil Hossler, ATC
Author of two textbooks and 28 articles on athletic training, Phil Hossler helped create New Jersey's 1984 Athletic Training Practice Act as well as the landmark 1999 New Jersey state law recognizing high school athletic trainers by the State Department of Education. He has worked with high school athletes for 30 years and is currently the Certified Athletic Trainer at East Brunswick High School in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
Phil Hossler was a founding member of New Jersey�s Athletic Training Society, served on its executive committee for 16 years, and is the society's only two time president. He is past President of the 6,000 member Eastern Athletic Trainers' Association.
He served 15 years as the medical director of New Jersey's Garden State Games and has traveled six times to Europe, South America and in the US with Olympic level teams. Widely recognized for his expertise on athletic training, he is the recipient of numerous awards from the Athletic Trainers' Society of New Jersey, the National Athletic Trainers' Association, and the MBM/Eastern Athletic Trainers' Association. He was an inaugural member of the New Jersey athletic trainers' Hall of Fame in 1997. He was inducted into the National Athletic Trainers' Association Hall of Fame in 1999 and the New Jersey State Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2001.
Ron Savage, Ed.D.
He is Vice President of Lash and Associates Publishing/Training Inc.. Dr. Savage specializes in the impact of brain injury on behavior and learning in children, adolescents and young adults. His international recognition as author and presenter is based on practical experience as a rehabilitation clinician and educator.
Dr. Savage is also the Chairman and Co-Founder of the International Pediatric Brain Injury Society (IPBIS). |
Contents
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Signs and Symptoms of Concussion
Parents in the Neighborhood
Doctor in the Neighborhood
Student Athlete in the Neighborhood
Friends in the Neighborhood
Teachers in the Neighborhood
School Nurse in the Neighborhood
Coaches in the Neighborhood
Certified Athletic Trainer in the Neighborhood
Communicating Information in the Neighborhood
Post Concussion 7 Day Symptom Scale
Post Concussion 8 Week Checklist
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