Concussion Home Instructions
If your student athlete has sustained a concussion during a practice/game, below are some instructions to help your student athlete recover. Please follow these important recommendations.
1. We will recommend that your student athlete visit their family physician following a concussive injury. We suggest that your student athlete stay home from school for 1 to 2 days after the injury or until their symptoms have reduced. Your family physician can recommend this treatment to have documentation for school attendance. When your student athlete does return to school, please remind them to report to Mrs. Anita Bachmann's classroom at 7:45 a.m. for classroom monitoring information.
2. Please follow the instructions outlined below for home care.
3. While at home, seek immediate care if the following occur:
1. We will recommend that your student athlete visit their family physician following a concussive injury. We suggest that your student athlete stay home from school for 1 to 2 days after the injury or until their symptoms have reduced. Your family physician can recommend this treatment to have documentation for school attendance. When your student athlete does return to school, please remind them to report to Mrs. Anita Bachmann's classroom at 7:45 a.m. for classroom monitoring information.
2. Please follow the instructions outlined below for home care.
- Eat a light diet
- Drink water
- Rest comfortable
- Go to sleep but wake every 3 hours to check for responsiveness (only on night following the injury)
- Minimize the use of computers, cell phones & TV's - Minimize means do NOT use
- Do NOT take pain relieving medications such as tylenol or Ibuprofen until directed by your Family Physician
3. While at home, seek immediate care if the following occur:
- Significant increase or localized headache
- Decreasing level of consciousness
- Unequal pupil size
- Mental Status changes: lethargy, difficulty maintaining arousal, confusion or agitation
- Seizure activity
- Vomiting
- Inability to move a body part or balance