Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports: Guide for Coaches

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• Corporate Authors:
  ational Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.). Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention. ; CDC’s Heads Up program.
• Description:
  During sports and recreation activities, concussions may result from a fall or from players colliding with each other, the ground, or with obstacles, such as a goalpost. The potential for concussions is greatest in athletic environmentswhere collisions are common. Concussions can occur, however, in any organized or unorganized sport or recreational activity, as well as outside of sports fromevents such as a motor vehicle crash.
  
  Sometimes people do not recognize that a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or body can cause a concussion. As a result, athletes may not receive medicalattention at the time of the injury, but they may later report symptoms such as a headache, dizziness, or difficulty remembering or concentrating. Thesesymptoms can be a sign of a concussion.
  
  coach_guide-a.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Athletic Injuries/Prevention & Control Brain Concussion/Prevention & Control Schools Sports Medicine/Standards
• Series:
  Heads Up
• Document Type:
  Text
• Pages in Document:
  18 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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