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Post by scotdaking on Jan 8, 2014 17:36:16 GMT -6
I am curious about your organization's concussion protocols. Several year's ago we had two players leave the practice field early to have a doctor examine them for a concussion. The doctor could not say conclusively. What do you do in the event of a concussion and are there any methods, tools, or people you endorse for the prevention and management of concussions?
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Post by bluboy on Jan 8, 2014 17:49:23 GMT -6
We don't mess around. If a kid complains that his head hurts, we get him to the trainer. Early in preseason practice, all players take the impact test for a head injury baseline. One thing that we have done to cut down on the number of head injuries is cutting down on the amount of full contact. We go totally live for about 10 minutes on offense and defense one day a week. The rest is "thud". It has not hurt us, as we won a state championship this year with this kind of practice philosophy.
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Post by newhope on Jan 10, 2014 12:46:22 GMT -6
If he has the symptoms of a concussion, we take his helmet until he is cleared by a doctor. Our team doctor will get them in the next day. He knows what he's doing and if they've just got a headache from something else, we get them back as soon as he sees them.
We don't have a trainer, just a first responder. Where I had a trainer, that's where we started...then to a doctor.
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Post by jsk002 on Jan 14, 2014 0:12:09 GMT -6
We don't mess around. If a kid complains that his head hurts, we get him to the trainer. Early in preseason practice, all players take the impact test for a head injury baseline. One thing that we have done to cut down on the number of head injuries is cutting down on the amount of full contact. We go totally live for about 10 minutes on offense and defense one day a week. The rest is "thud". It has not hurt us, as we won a state championship this year with this kind of practice philosophy. We are almost exactly like bluboy - other than the part about winning a state championship. Oh well - I guess you can't have it all. In all seriousness - we baseline test at the start of the season and any our trainer has protocol for any head injuries. If we suspect something is up, we send the kid to the trainer. I didn't have any varsity guys diagnosed with concussions last year. The previous year, I think was only 1. So the limited contact in practice has helped. |
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Post by John Knight on Jan 14, 2014 6:18:21 GMT -6
ohsaa.org/medicine/Concussions/ConcussionProtocol0111.pdfwww.ohsaa.org/medicine/Concussions/ConcussionRegulations.pdfRETURN TO PLAY PROTOCOL If a student is removed from practice or competition due to a suspected concussion or head injury, the coach or referee who removes the student shall not permit the student, ON THE SAME DAY THE STUDENT IS REMOVED, to return to that practice or competition or to participate in any other practice or competition for which the coach or contest official is responsible. Thereafter, which means no earlier than the next day, the coach or contest officials shall not permit the student to return to practice or competition until both of the following conditions are satisfied: 1) The student’s condition is assessed by either of the following: a. A physician, who is a person authorized under Chapter 4731 of the Ohio Revised Code (OCR) to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine or surgery (M.D. or D.O.) b. Any other licensed health care provider that the school district board of education or other governing authority of a chartered or non-chartered nonpublic school, authorizes to assess the student who has been removed from practice or competition. 2) The student receives written authorization that it is safe for the student to return to practice or competition from a physician or other licensed health care provider authorized to grant the clearance. Click here ohsaa.org/medicine/AuthorizationToReenter.pdf to retrieve the OHSAA’s Medical Authorization to Return To Play (RTP) form.
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Post by coachwilliams2 on Jan 14, 2014 6:35:30 GMT -6
Get them to the trainer ASAP. Gone are the days of "toughen up" etc. Not worth the risk especially at the high school level. If they are trying to get out with a headache they are not someone I want to trust on a Friday Night anyway if they are lying. So let the trainer take care of it.
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