An Evaluation of Secondary School Educators’ Knowledge of Academic Concussion Management Before and After a Didactic Presentation

Carzoo, Stephanie A; Young, Julie; Pommering, Thomas L.; Cuff, Steven

doi:10.3928/19425864-20150707-04

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“…Researchers have discovered that school staff 37‐42 and medical providers 43‐46 have varying knowledge or efficacy when it comes to student concussion management. Therefore, a concerted statewide, department of education endorsed effort to train school staff on aspects of Return to Learn concussion management would be beneficial.…”

Section: Implications For School Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Establishing Consensus for Essential Elements in Returning to Learn Following a Concussion

McAvoy

Eagan-Johnson²,

Dymacek

et al. 2020

Journal of School Health

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BACKGROUND Returning to learn following a concussion is the process of managing a student's recovery during the school day by implementation of academic supports with varying intensity. Due to a lack of consensus or even guidance on Return to Learn, this paper set out to establish cross discipline consensus on some essential elements of Return to Learn using a Delphi method. METHODS Sixteen national organizations participated in a Delphi process to reach consensus on overarching themes of Return to Learn focused on: returning a student to school, composition of the school‐based concussion management team, progress‐monitoring, educational safeguards, neuropsychological testing, and legislation. Two rounds of questionnaires were disseminated via email using a Delphi process. Consensus was established during round 2. RESULTS Twelve national organizations were able to reach consensus and endorse 13 essential elements of Return to Learn following a concussion. CONCLUSIONS There continues to be limited research on concussion Return to Learn leading to confusion in the field. In this paper, we demonstrate consensus on a number of essential elements, from a wide variety of professional disciplines who participate in the care of students following a concussion, as a starting place for some guidance on Return to Learn.

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Section: Implications For School Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Establishing Consensus for Essential Elements in Returning to Learn Following a Concussion

McAvoy

Eagan-Johnson²,

Dymacek

et al. 2020

Journal of School Health

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“…Current literature supports differences between genders on general concussion awareness. 17 Carzoo et al 17 found that female secondary school educators' improved their knowledge of academic concussion management following a 30-min didactic presentation to a greater extent when compared to their male counterparts. Much like the current study, questionnaires were administered to assess concussion knowledge and management in an academic environment.…”

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“…Time is often a confounding factor in gaining the support and participation in professional development activities. However, Carzoo et al 17 concluded that even a 30-min concussion education program improved concussion knowledge for secondary educators.…”

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Assessing concussion knowledge and awareness in faculty and staff in a collegiate setting

Mokris

Williams

et al. 2019

Journal of Concussion

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“…Rural or low-income school districts may not have access to an athletic trainer or other healthcare professional to provide medical advice to athletes or coaches. 1,3,5,7,8 Secondary school coaches at schools who do not have access to a full-time medical professional must be able to recognize, manage, and prevent injuries in their studentathletes. working.…”

Section: Guidelines In West Virginiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6] Responsibilities may include medical coverage for student athletes especially in rural or low-income school districts. 1,[3][4][5][7][8][9] Although secondary school coaches are required to be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), automated external defibrillator (AED) use and first aid, conditions which constitute a medical emergency may not be known. Although coaches are responsible for the wellbeing of the athletes, proper education may not be apparent for medical emergencies.…”

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Coaches' Preparedness for Sudden Death Conditions in Secondary School Athletics in West Virginia

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Context: Coaches in the secondary school setting may encounter and be expected to provide emergency medical care for student athletes in the absence of a healthcare professional such as athletic trainers. The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) categorized ten sudden death conditions which are common in athletics and may warrant a medical emergency. Since the coaches may not be cognizant of these common sudden death conditions, they may not be prepared to handle a medical emergency which threatens the life of student athletes. Objective: Determine if West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC) coaches are aware and prepared to provide care for sudden death conditions in athletics and determine the availability and use of an emergency action plan (EAP) for athletics. Design: The study was a prospective exploratory questionnaire analysis. Setting: WVSSAC secondary school coaches. Patients and Other Participants: Two-hundred and twenty-eight participants included any current coaches in the secondary school level who provided an e-mail to the WVSSAC. The potential number of participants included the approximately 2,000 members of the WVSSAC creating a response rate of 10%. Participants were excluded if they were not members of the WVSSAC and under the age of 18. Intervention: Participants contacted through the WVSSAC were provided a link in the cover letter to the questionnaire. After initial contact, participants were contacted by e-mail through the WVSSAC with a follow up letter with a link to the questionnaire to encourage participation or to thank the participants for prior participation two weeks after the initial cover letter was sent. The questionnaire was available for participants to complete for a total of three weeks after the initial contact. The questionnaire contained 18 questions regarding EAPs, awareness, preparedness, and provision of care for sudden death conditions, and health care provider along with demographic information. Main Outcome Measures: Difference of coaches' preparedness of sudden death conditions including asthma, catastrophic brain injuries, cervical spine injuries, diabetes, exertional heat stroke, exertional hyponatremia, exertional sickling, head-down contact in football, lightning, and sudden cardiac arrest with an athletic trainer and without, coaches' preparedness after completing the WVSSAC Coaching Course or not, and the availability of an athletics EAP. Results: Awareness frequencies were highest for exertional heat stroke (96.1%) and sudden cardiac arrest (94.7%) as well as for preparedness (90.8% and 87.3%), respectively. Sixty-three percent of participants with an athletic trainer as the health care provider reported the availability of an EAP. There was a significant relationship between the health care provider and coaches' preparedness to provider care for asthma (χ 2 1, 228=23.621, P=0.005, cc=0.327) and head-down contact in football (χ 2 1, 228=20.901, P=0.013, cc=0.312). Nine of 10 sudden death conditions reported higher preparedness rat...

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An Evaluation of Secondary School Educators’ Knowledge of Academic Concussion Management Before and After a Didactic Presentation

Cited by 12 publications

References 17 publications

Establishing Consensus for Essential Elements in Returning to Learn Following a Concussion

Establishing Consensus for Essential Elements in Returning to Learn Following a Concussion

Assessing concussion knowledge and awareness in faculty and staff in a collegiate setting

Coaches' Preparedness for Sudden Death Conditions in Secondary School Athletics in West Virginia

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