NOTE: This was delivered in 2021 and concussion education has changed in response to the Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport-Amsterdam, October 2022.
QA CONCUSSION EDUCATION
Why is this course being run?
Deadly Sports Plus provides concussion education workshops for anyone in the Australian quidditch community on behalf of Quidditch Australia. As a full contact sport, it is important that all players are aware of the potential dangers of concussions and related head injuries, how to identify them, and what to do in the event of one.
As such, and in the interests of promoting player safety, attendance at the workshop (formally recognised by completing a questionnaire and receiving a certificate) will form part of the team eligibility for QUAFL (where at least one player per team who is attending QUAFL must have completed the workshop in order for that team to be eligible to compete).
What to expect:
Eight short videos covering what a suspected concussion is, how to recognise it, and how to deal with one.
Resources:
These are to complement the course:
INTRODUCTION
Who is Nic?
Who are Deadly Sports Plus?
What is a suspected concussion?
RECOGNISE
Mechanism of injury
Signs and syptoms of suspected concussion
REMOVE
1 x Mechanism, 2 x Signs & Symptoms
How to remove player
How to monitor player
EXAMPLES OF CONCUSSIONS
Soccer
Rugby
State Shield
REFER and RECOVERY
Reasons to refer
Red flag referral
Short-term and long-term effects of suspected concussion
HOW TO USE QA CONCUSSION POLICY
Graduated return to play
Duty of care