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NCAA Executive Committee adopts new concusson policies

By Michael Kaplen

The NCAA Executive Committee at its quarterly meeting adopted a policy requiring institutions across all three divisions to have a concussion management plan on file that mandates removal of a student-athlete who exhibits signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion from practice or competition.

Those student-athletes subsequently must be evaluated by an athletics healthcare provider with experience in the evaluation and management of concussion. Student-athletes diagnosed with a concussion shall not return to activity for the remainder of that day.  Medical clearance shall be determined by the team physician or their designee, according to their concussion management plan.

In addition, student-athletes must sign a statement in which they accept the responsibility for reporting their injuries and illnesses to the institutional medical staff, including signs and symptoms of concussions. That review and signing process should include educational material on concussions that are available on the NCAA?s health and safety website.

Full post as published by Brain Injury News and Information on May 05, 2010 (boomark / email).