School nurses and athletic trainers team up on concussion management.
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Concussion Management, Education, and Return-to-Play Policies in High Schools
BACKGROUND Concussions represent 8.9% to 13.2% of all high school athletic injuries. How these injuries are managed is currently unknown. HYPOTHESIS There are differences in concussion management and awareness among boys football, boys ice hockey, and boys and girls soccer. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive epidemiologic study. METHODS High school athletic directors were contacted via e-mail and a...
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BACKGROUND Athletic trainers (ATs) play an important role in the evaluation, management, and referral of student-athletes after sport-related concussion. Understanding factors that influence ATs' patient care decisions is important to ensure best practices are followed. PURPOSE To identify ATs' current concussion management practices and referral patterns for adolescent student-athletes after...
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CONTEXT Athletic trainers surveyed in 1999 demonstrated little consensus on the use of concussion grading scales and return-to-play criteria. Most relied on clinical examination or symptom checklists to evaluate athletes with concussion. OBJECTIVE To investigate the current trends of certified athletic trainers in concussion assessment and management. DESIGN Subjects were invited to partici...
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OBJECTIVE This article provides a framework for school athletic trainers to use in advising colleagues about the health and academic needs of student-athletes presenting with concussions. BACKGROUND Management of sport-related concussions has been an area of growing concern for school athletic programs. Recent work in this area has highlighted significant risks for student-athletes presenting...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- NASN school nurse
دوره 25 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010