NYS Concussion Management Guidelines

• Reports signs and/or symptoms to coach, trainer, PE teacher, nurse, parent, guardian, or other adult

• Cooperates with removal from play & eval by each coach/trainer/nurse/physician 

• Participates in evaluation by coach/trainer/nurse or physician 

• Provides medical evaluation information to school nurse 

• Cooperates with graded return to play 

• Reports return of any symptoms to coach, trainer, PE teacher, nurse, parent, guardian, or other adult

Fact Sheet for Student / Athlete

• Observe for concussion signs/symptoms. If present, remove student from play

• Perform sideline eval or send for school nurse

• Report all injuries that occur in athletics or PE to school nurse

• Initiates graded return to play, when student is symptom-free and cleared by a physician

• Monitors and documents return to play progress

• Reports student's symptoms (if recurring) to school, nurse, athletic director, family

Guide and Training for Coaches and PE Teachers

• Case Manager for concussion/injury

• Communicates physicians' orders to AD, school athletic trainer, counselor

• Regular concussion assessment of student as needed

• Communicates with evaluating physician

• Clears students for return to activities if no concussion diagnosis or when cleared by physician

Fact Sheet for Nurses

Guide and Training for Nurses

• Communicates prior history of head injuries to school nurse 

• Reports concussion signs/symptoms to nurse 

• Takes student for eval by physician if there are signs/symptoms of a concussion 

• Forwards medical eval by physician to nurse 

• Communicates with school nurse as symptoms change/resolve

Fact Sheet for Families

Guide and Training for Families

• Meets with family to create academic modification plans if needed

• Administrator approves plans 

• Communicates academic plans and any updated modifications with teachers, student, and family

• Acts as liaison between teachers, student, and family

Fact Sheet for Teachers

An Educator's Guide to Concussion Management

• Evaluates, diagnoses, develops treatment plan, follows up, releases student from medical care

• Releases student from play restriction

• Must be a NYS licensed physician

Physician's Acute Concussion Evaluation Form (ACE)

Physician's Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT2)