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Information Sheets

• Concussion, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Heat Injuries Sheet

• Return to Play Doctor's Note

 

Pre-Season Forms

Public high school sports programs typically require that athletes have a pre-season "sports physical." What about prior to league or club sports? Have you read and completed the American Academy of Pediatrics Preparticipation Physical Evaluation History form? It is over 50 questions and is very important!

• American Academy of Pediatrics Preparticipation Physical Evaluation (2010)

• PreParticipation Exam Form - UIL - Texas (fillable pdf based on the form above)

  • Complete page 1​ of this form and show it to your child's doctor. Carefully read the questions and discuss all "yes" answers with your child's doctor.

    • Take a picture of both pages of this form and enter it into the sports physical screen on the app.​

    • Fillable AAP Preparticipation Physical Evaluation History Form

• Pediatric Cardiac Risk Assessment form

  • Understanding the Importance of a Youth Cardiac Risk Assessment

  • Fillable Pediatric Cardiac Risk Assessment Form

• Pediatric Heat Stroke Assessment form, p. 988 Table 2

  • Fillable Pediatric Heat Stroke Assessment Form​

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Pre-Participation Information

• International recommendations for electrocardiographic interpretation in athletes (2018)

• Interassociation Consensus Statement on Cardiovascular Care of College Student-Athletes​

• AMSSM Position Statement on Cardiovascular Preparticipation Screening in Athletes: Current Evidence, Knowledge Gaps, Recommendations, and Future Directions

• Preparticipation Physical Examinations and Disqualifying Conditions

• Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 3: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy and Other Cardiomyopathies, and Myocarditis

• Interassociation Consensus Statement on Cardiovascular Care of College Student-Athletes

• Preparticipation Cardiac Screening in Young Athletes: In Search of the Golden Chalice

• Medical Conditions Affecting Sports Participation

• Comparison of the Adolescent Well Care Visit and Pre-participation Physical Evaluation

• The Preparticipation Sports Evaluation

• State-Specific Differences in School Sports Preparticipation Physical Evaluation Policies

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Report a Catastrophic Sports Injury

• NCCSIR (National Cener for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research)

 

Cardiac Sudden Death

• Comprehensive Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease in Sports-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest​

• Management of Young Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Conditions

• Parent Heart Watch

• Cardiac Screening in Adolescent and Young Athletes

• Pre-participation cardiovascular evaluation for athletic participants to prevent sudden death

• THE PREVENTION OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN ATHLETES: CARDIOVASCULAR SCREENING PRACTICES IN UNITED STATES NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEES

• Sudden Cardiac Arrest Information Form

 

Concussion (Brain Injury) Resources

• Parent & Athlete Concussion Information Sheet

• Return to Play Doctor's Note

• CDC Return to School Note

• Return to Learn/Return To Play

• For Clinicians: Acute Concussion Evaluation Form

• Concussion Laws

• CDC Pediatric mTBI Guideline

• State of Pennsylvania Brain Steps

• Concussion Symptom Checklist - Complete this at the beginning of each season. This can be used as an excellent baseline, especially if your league/club/school does not require additional baseline testing.

• BESS (Balance Error Scoring System), p. 8 - This can also be used as part of a baseline assessment. As the title implies, it is a balance test and can be administered at home. Ref, Ref

• Concussion in Sports

• Micky Helmick: A Mom's Story

• Concussions in Soccer: US Soccer Federation

• SCAT5 (Adult)

• SCAT5 Child

• Heads Up to Clinicians (CDC)

• The Fencing Response (video 1) and (video 2)

• Two Bucks County boys suffered concussions. One kept playing football. One didn't.

• Soccer's Unspoken Problem

• I'm Done

• We Need to Talk About Concussions Right Now

• Life After 13 Concussions

• The Darkness

• NFL Concussion Protocol

• NFL Sideline Assessment Tool

• NFL Concussion Checklist

• Football Helmet Ratings

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CPR

• Hands Only CPR

 

CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy)

• Clinicopathological Evaluation of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Players of American Football

• Patrick Risha CTE Awareness Foundation

 

Drugs

• FDA Drug Search (complete medication guide for each drug)

 

Emergency Action Planning

• EAP Time Out: Pre-Athletic Event Checklist

• 911 Medical Emergency Action Plan & Response Team

• PECARN (Pediatric Emergency Care Research Network)

• National Cheer Safety Emergency Plan

• US Youth Soccer Recognize to Recover Emergency Action Plan

• FIFA Medical Emergency Bag

• Pitchside Medical Equipment

• Emergency Care In Sports: Football Facemask Removal

• The Combined Tool Approach for Face Mask Removal During On-Field Conditions

  • ​Riddell Facemask Removal Tool​

  • Schutt Faceguard Removal Tool

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First Aid Kit

• Suggested Contents

 

Football

• Year-Round Football Practice Contact for College Student-Athletes Recommendations

• Player Down Video

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Heat Injury Education

• NFHS Heat Illness Prevention Course

• Is your child safe? Heat Injuries

• Beat the Heat - NATA Infographic

• National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Exertional Heat Illnesses

• Consensus Statement- Prehospital Care of Exertional Heat Stroke

• Consensus Recommendations on Training and Competing in the Heat

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Sudden Cardiac Death Education

• NFHS Sudden Cardiac Arrest Course

• Is your child safe? Sudden Cardiac Death

• Interassociation consensus statement on cardiovascular care of college student-athletes

• AED Use in Sports

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Hands Only CPR Education

• American Heart Association Hands Only CPR Video

• You may like this video better :)

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Asthma Action Plan

• Asthma, National Athletic Trainers Association

• Asthma Action Plan, Minnesota Department of Health

• Winning With Asthma

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How do I use an Epinephrine Auto Injector like EpiPen®?

• AAP Allegy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan

• Anaphylaxis 101

• How to use an EpiPen®

• FDA Prescribing Instructions for EpiPen®

• Administration of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors

• Online Anaphylaxis Training

• New California Law Allows Organizations to Buy EpiPens For Emergencies, But Will They?

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Bleeding

• Injuries that Involve Bleeding

• American Heart Association, Part 15 First Aid

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Broken Bone

• Emergencies: Broken Bone

 

Diabetes

• Management of the Athlete with Type 1 Diabetes

• Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes

 

Dental Injuries

• Emergency Treatment of Athletic Dental Injuries

• Preventing and Managing Sports-Related Dental and Oral Injuries

• Sports Dentistry: A Review

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Female Athlete

• Female Athlete Triad pre-participation form

• Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport

 

Rhabdomyolysis

• Rhabdomyolysis

• Return to Play After Exertional Rhabdomyolysis

• Football Team Rhabdomyolysis: The Pain Beats the Gain and the Coach Is to Blame

 

Sickle Cell Trait

• Sickle Cell Trait (NCAA)

• More on Sickle Cell Trait

• Effort required to contact primary care providers after newborn screening identifies sickle cell trait

 

Skin Infections

• Preventing Skin Infections

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Spine Injuries

• Executive Summary of Appropriate Care of the Spine Injured Athlete Inter-Association Consensus Statement

• The Spine-Injured Football Player and Helmet Removal (ACSM)

• Acute Management of the Cervical Spine–Injured Athlete

• Emergency Care In Sports: Football Facemask Removal

• The Combined Tool Approach for Face Mask Removal During On-Field Condition

  • Riddell Facemask Removal Tool​​

  • Schutt Faceguard Removal Tool

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Hazardous Weather

• National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Lightning Safety for Athletics and Recreation

• Lightning Safety NCAA

• Lightning Safety NFHS

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Nutrition for Kids

• School Lunch Revolutionary (video)

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World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

• List of Prohibited Substances