Overview - RECOGNITION

COGNITIVE FEATURES

• Unaware of period, opposition, score
• Confusion
• Amnesia
• Loss of consciousness
• Unaware of time, date, place

PHYSICAL SIGNS

• Loss of consciousness/Impaired consciousness
• Poor coordination or balance
• Concussive convulsion/Impact seizure
• Gait unsteadiness/Loss of balance
• Slow responding to questions or directions
• Easily distracted, poor concentration
• Unusual or inappropriate emotions
• Nausea/vomiting
• Vacant stare/glassy eyes
• Slurred speech
• Personality changes
• Inappropriate or significantly decreased playing behavior

TYPICAL SYMPTOMS

• Headache                                               Over 42% of youth coaches
• Dizziness                                                surveyed mistakenly believed
• Nausea                                                  that a concussion only occurs
• Unsteady/Loss of balance                         when an athlete loses
• Feeling "dinged", stunned, or" dazed"          consciousness.
• "Having my bell rung"                                      (Valovich, McLeod, et al., 2007)
• Seeing stars or flashing lights
• Ringing in the ears
• Double vision