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Richland School District Two Return to Learn Procedures: Supporting Students with Concussions Paul Dobyns, ATC Dawn MacAdams, MSN, RN, NCSN

What is a Concussion? A traumatic brain injury- A bump, blow, or jolt to the head or hit to the body causing head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. May cause the brain to bounce around or twist in the skull, stretching and damaging brain cells and creating chemicals changes in the brain. http://www.cdc.gov/headsup/basics/concussion_whatis.html

Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Symptoms Headache Nausea/ Vomiting Dizziness Blurred Vision Confusion/ Fuzzy Thinking Sensitivity to light/ Noise Balance Problems Irritability Poor sleeping Drowsiness Anxious/ Nervous Fatigued Forgetful Sad Difficulty Concentrating

Sample Interventions In the School Setting Shortened school day; Elevator pass to avoid Rest periods in health Limited screen time walking up stairs room- darken room as able Temporarily remove Sunglasses, avoidance of Consider another from PE class and recess glare, avoidance of assignment instead of direct sunlight music, band, orchestra, chorus Shortened assignments- Delayed testing, tested Prolong/reschedule e.g., 10/20 problems, 10 over several days in standardized testing, e.g. instead of 30 minutes “chunks” SAT, ACT, etc.

School Based Interventions