Video: How to recognize a sports concussion
How can you tell if a young athlete has suffered a concussion? And if you suspect a concussion, what should you do?
Recognizing Sports Concussions, a new UWTV production, provides tips on what to look for and what steps to follow.
The video also describes the requirements of the 2009 Zackery Lystedt Law that requires young athletes who have shown signs of concussion to obtain clearance from a health-care provider first before returning to play.
The law was prompted by the case of Zachery Lysted, who in 2006 suffered a serious head injury while playing junior-high-school football game but was sent back into the game after no one recognized he had the signs of a concussion. Shortly thereafter Lysted collapsed and required emergency surgery for brain hemorrhaging.
The UWTV video is a joint presentation of UW Medicine, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle Children’s and the Brain Injury Association of Washington.
To learn more:
- View the video at UWTV.
- Visit the National Library of Medicine’s Medline Plus page on concussions.
- Read the full text of the “Zachery Lysted Law”.
- Visit the Brain Injury Association of Washington: www.biawa.org
- Visit the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.
- Read LocalHealthGuide’s story about Harborview’s new Sports Concussion program.
- Visit the Harborview Medical Center Web site.
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