Plano ISD Concussion Management
Plano ISD Concussion Management Dear Parent(s) and Physician, In 2011 Texas Education Code 38.157, Tasha’s Law, passed the Texas Legislation. This law mandates that secondary school athletics manage concussions with a specified protocol. The policy that we are using will be a PISD policy and will be utilized at all PISD athletic campuses. Furthermore, the law requires that an athlete suspected of having a head injury must be removed from activity, not permitted to resume activity until receiving a written release by a physician and completes the return to play (RTP) protocol. General outline of PISD concussion management protocol is as follows: Step 1: Wait until symptom free (have physical and cognitive rest) Step 2: Have physician clear for RTP testing. Written release must be provided to athletic trainer Step 3: RTP testing which has been approved and mandated by our concussion trained physicians and state law.
RTP occurs over a minimum of 5 steps. Must wait 24 hours between each step o Step 1- light aerobic (bike, jog) activity for 5-10 minutes o Step 2- moderate to heavy activity for 20-30 minutes o Step 3- non-contact practice, includes weight lifting o Step 4- full contact activity o Step 5- return to game participation If symptoms return during any step, athlete must go back to previous step and start over after 24 hours of being symptom free. Total days missed varies and is determined by how long it takes to get symptom free or if any steps had to be repeated.
Additional information can be found at: http://www.uiltexas.org/heath/info/concussions, http://www.nata.org/healthissues/concussion, http://www.cdc.gov/concussion
Physician Please Complete: _____ Released to begin RTP protocol _____ Not released to begin RTP protocol After fulfillment of PISD concussion management protocol including successfully completing RTP testing, athlete may return to activity. Other instructions:________________________________________________________________________________________
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Physician Signature
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RTP occurs over a minimum of 5 steps. Must wait 24 hours between each step o Step 1- light aerobic (bike, jog) activity for 5-10 minutes o Step 2- moderate to heavy activity for 20-30 minutes o Step 3- non-contact practice, includes weight lifting o Step 4- full contact activity o Step 5- return to game participation If symptoms return during any step, athlete must go back to previous step and start over after 24 hours of being symptom free. Total days missed varies and is determined by how long it takes to get symptom free or if any steps had to be repeated.
Additional information can be found at: http://www.uiltexas.org/heath/info/concussions, http://www.nata.org/healthissues/concussion, http://www.cdc.gov/concussion
Physician Please Complete: _____ Released to begin RTP protocol _____ Not released to begin RTP protocol After fulfillment of PISD concussion management protocol including successfully completing RTP testing, athlete may return to activity. Other instructions:________________________________________________________________________________________
Name (print/type)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Address
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Phone Number
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Physician Signature
___________________________________________________Date:______________________________
