UWTV Program: Recognizing Sports Concussions: Keeping Youth Athletes Safe
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Recognizing Sports Concussions: Keeping Youth Athletes Safe
Learn how to keep young athletes safe by knowing how to recognize the signs and symptoms of concussions. UW Medicine physicians from the Sports Concussion Program at Harborview Medical Center and Seattle Children's Hospital explain what to watch for and what actions coaches need to take if they suspect a concussion. Understand more about the Zackery Lystedt Law, which states that a specially trained health care professional must determine when an athlete can return to play after a suspected concussion.

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Series Title:Recognizing Sports Concussions: Keeping Youth Athletes Safe
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Subject(s):K-12 and Education
Speaker(s): Stanley Herring, MD, medical director, Spine Care; clinical professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine; co-medical director, Seattle Sports Concussion Program

Kaiulani Gilbert, ATC, AT/L, M.Ed, certified athletic trainer, Seattle Children's

Related Link(s):Washington Interscholastic Activities Association

Harborview Medical Center

Brain Injury Association of Washington
Production Date: 07/23/2009
Runtime: 00:13:57
Rating:TV-G
Broadcast Airdates:
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MondaySeptember 610:30 PM PT


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