CONCUSSIONS
Concussion KiT
The Montreal Children’s Hospital Concussion KiT, developed through the work of the Neurotrauma and Concussion/Return to Sports Programs, is an educational initiative to increase the awareness of parents, athletes, coaches and sporting associations with respect to preventing, recognizing and managing concussions in sports. We are pleased to provide you with our Concussion Kit developed in 2007.
The Concussion KiT, developed in 2007, contains a concussion guide for coaches, parents and the public at large, a coach’s concussion pocket card for quick reference, a guide for athletes, sport specific return to play guidelines and acknowledgements and references.
Concussion Management
Click here for information on concussion management from the Sport Medicine Council of Manitoba.
Click here for information on concussions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Concussion Articles
One concussion enough: Sports study
January 28, 2009 – The Toronto Star
A single head blow during their playing days can leave athletes with significant physical and mental problems three decades after they've hung up their equipment, a new Canadian study says. To read more, click here.
Impact of concussions worsens with age: study
January 28, 2009 – CBC News
Young athletes who thrive on the rough and tumble of contact sports like hockey or football could be putting their long-term cognitive health at risk if they suffer even one concussion, researchers suggest. To read more, click here.
