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Concussions in the School Setting
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Concussion Information
Does your school have a plan to support students with concussions? This basic information is broken into 4 different areas of support:
- Identification / Notification
- Communication
- Monitoring
- Clearance / Return to Play
The following information provides a basic outline with resources at the end to help guide a policy making process. If you are unsure that your concussion plan is robust enough to support students and educators, points of vulnerability tool. This is a free download that you can use to better look at all areas of your plan.
Need Help Developing Your District's Concussion Process? Check out the updated REAP Manual for NASHIA and AAP recommended concussion guidelines. View the concussion flowchart here.
View the concussion flowchart.
Resources and Articles
Resources
Review the legislation and the Concussion Management Guidelines:
Read the Concussion Management Guidelines:
View free online training for educators and school professionals:
- Free Concussion Management Training
- Teacher Acute Concussion Tool – Get Schooled On Concussions (password: TACTcolorado2020)
Children’s Hospital Colorado Concussion Program evaluates and treats children and teenagers who have sustained concussions and other mild head injuries:
To help ensure the health and safety of young athletes, the Centers for Disease Control offers information about concussions to those involved in youth sports:
Information to help everyone from students to the school administrator—recognize a concussion and know how to manage it effectively:
Brain Line is an website dedicated to resources developed to assist in preventing, treating and helping to live with a brain injury: