CONCUSSION Any player with a suspected concussion must be removed immediately from training/play and should be medically assessed. They should not be left alone or drive a vehicle. If you or another player experiences any one of the visual clues or signs of concussion listed below you should:
STOP training or playing immediately
INFORM your team medic, coach, parent, teammates
REST until your symptoms of concussion have resolved completely
RETURN when you have been cleared to do so by a medical practitioner as per IRB guidelines
VISIBLE CL CLUES UES OF SUSPE CTED CONCUS SION: SUSPECTED CONCUSSION:
SIGNS AND SSYMPTOMS YMPTOMS OF SUSPE CTED CONCUS SION: SUSPECTED CONCUSSION:
- LLoss oss o off consciousnes consciousnesss or rresponsiveness esponsiveness - LLying ying mo tionless on gr ound motionless ground - Slo Slow w to to get get up Unsteady - Unst eady on ffeet eet Balance - B alance problems problems or over ffalling alling o ver Grabbing/Clutching - Gr abbing /Clutching head Dazed, - D azed, blank or vacant vacant look Confused/Not aware off - C onfused/Not aw are o plays events pla ys or e vents
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LLoss oss o off consciousnes consciousnesss Seizure Seizur e or convulsion convulsion Balance problems B alance pr oblems Nausea or vvomiting omiting Drowsiness D rowsiness More emotional Mor e emo tional Irritability Irrit ability Sadnesss Sadnes Fatigue low energy Fa atigue or lo w ener gy Nervous Nerv ous or anxious “Don’t right” “D on’t ffeel eel righ t”
2WWTÆQcZbg`S[S[PS`W\U T Æ Q c Z b g `S [ S [ P S ` W \ U - Headache Dizzinesss - Dizzines Confusion - C onfusion Feeling slowed down - F eeling slo wed do wn “Pressure - “Pr essure in head” Blurred - Blurr ed vision Sensitivityy tto lightt - Sensitivit o ligh Amnesia - A mnesia Feeling like - F eeling lik e “in a ffog“ og“
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