Defined impact seizure and fencing responses as independent signs of potential loss of consciousness, representing "No-Go" criteria under the current Protocol. Players who display either of these signs at any time shall be removed from play and may not return to the game. Required an...
Safe return to play after protocol-based concussion management by a team therapist: a prospective studyThe Canadian Concussion Collaborative (CCC) is composed of health-related organisations concerned with the recognition, treatment and management of concussion. Its mission is to create synergy between ...
“Day 1“, “Seeing Is…“, “Practical Application…” and “Ready for Primetime“). The last post about the mouthguard was prior to the first game and our team went on to play 10 games so there
One reason may be the involvement of contact during game play. Soccer and basketball both have similar levels of contact between the sexes and females appear to sustain more concussions. Whereas with hockey and lacrosse, men engage in significantly more contact than women and this may increase th...
, it has been demonstrated that cognitive recovery may occasionally precede or more commonly follow clinical symptom resolution, suggesting that the assessment of cognitive function should be an important component in the overall assessment of concussion and in particular, any return to play protocol....
When Heyward went down in the game, he immediately sprang up and continued playing, giving no impression that he had been this seriously injured. Hence, his being under concussion protocol came as a surprise to fans. Cam Heyward is to return to the gridiron soon!
When to suspect a concussion? If you have a mechanism of injury (ie. a significant blow to the head or body) and at least one of the 22 symptoms listed above, there should be a high suspicion of concussion. Athletes should be immediately removed from play, and must not return until ass...
-to-play protocol which is now mandated in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. It's imperative that the child and the parents understand the importance of this protocol and understand that if any signs or symptoms are illicit during this protocol, the child is again brought back to rest....
This approach allows athletic trainers to document injuries as part of their normal clinical practice, thus eliminating the need to enter data more than once.13 The YFSS is limited to the Datalys Center Injury Surveillance Tool. Protocol At all 3 levels of competition, athletic trainers attended ...
The implementation of this concussion protocol helps us to achieve our goal, allowing our athletes to play the sport they love for years to come. Connie Kalpakis Burlington Eagles Hockey Burlington, ON Taking the CCMI course has provided me with the knowledge and necessary tools to recognize and...