Concussion Vital Signs

Concussion Vital Signs Resource Portal

The Concussion Vital Signs Resource Portal features links to valuable information about organizations that serve professionals, administrators, patients, and the public. So whether you are a parent, coach, administrator, or health professional, Concussion Vital Signs hopes you will find our Sports Concussion Resource Portal helpful. Listings and links are subject to change without notice.

Concussion Management Policies, Plans, and Guidelines

UNC - Chapel Hill Sports Concussion Policy and Plan ; this is an excellent example developed by the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center; UNC Division of Sports Medicine; Updated August 1, 2010.

Gfeller - Waller Concussion Awareness Act Information and Resources

CNN "Big Hits Broken Dreams" by Dr. Sanjay Gupta... You can see Concussion Vital Signs at the 18:37 and 24:29 minute mark.

NCAA Concussion Management Webinar

NCAA 2011-12 Sports Medicine Guidelines PDF

NCAA Approach to Concussions: 2009-10 NCAA® Sports Medicine Handbook

NCAA Concussion Management Plan - Recommended Best Practices

National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)

National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Management of Sport-Related Concussion

National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Facts for Parents

NFHS Suggested Concussion Guidelines

Concussion in Sports Online Course

Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: the 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich, November 2008

Consensus on Sports Concussion Links: Publications by six sports medicine organizations: AAFP, AAOS, ACSM, AMSSM, AOSSM, and AOASM.

Sideline Preparedness for the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement

Concussion (mTBI) and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement

The Team Physician and Return-To-Play Issues: A Consensus Statement

NATA - National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN) Concussion Video

NAN - Neuropsychological evaluation in the diagnosis and management of sports-related concussion

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Practice Parameter: The Management of Concussion in Sports.

American Academy of Pediatrics: Organized Sports for Children and Preadolescents; Drafted by the Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness and the Committee on School Health; includes recommendations for medical surveillance and treatment of student athletes

Concussion Vital Signs Clinical Links

Concussion Management Tools

SCAT2 - Sport Concussion Assessment Tool

SCAT2 - Pocket Side-line Card

Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 2 (SCAT2) Demonstration Video

Balance Error Scoring System - BESS Demo Video

The SCAT 2 concussion tool was developed by a group of international experts at the 3rd International Consensus meeting on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich, Switzerland in November 2008. The full details of the conference outcomes and the authors of the tool are published in British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2009, volume 43, supplement 1.

Concussion Symptom Inventory (CSI) PDF Click Here

Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory (NSI)

Center for Disease Control (CDC) Heads-Up Concussion Program

To help ensure the health and safety of young athletes, CDC developed the Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports initiative to offer information about concussions to coaches, parents, and athletes involved in youth sports. The Heads Up initiative provides important information on preventing, recognizing, and responding to a concussion.

CDC Concussion Fact Sheet for…

Coaches

Athletes

Parents

CDC Coaches Clipboard

CDC Concussion Quiz for Coaches, Athletes, and Parents

CDC Heads-Up Online Training Program

Concussion Vital Signs Poster

Important Concussion Information

Matthew Alan Gfeller Foundation: Play it Safe

Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center

Sportsconcussions.org