Burlington School District: Concussion Action Plan
Return To Play Protocol (for sports and PE): For more detail see Return to Play Protocol of the All Schools All Concussions Toolkit. (BIAVT Concussion Tool Kit).
- This program should start only once the student is able to attend school part to full time with the appropriate health care professional’s approval.
- This program should thereafter be supervised by an athletic trainer, school nurse or health care professional trained in the management of concussions.
- It is important to wait for 24 hours between steps because symptoms may develop several hours after completing a step.
Step 1. Aerobic conditioning – Walking, swimming, or stationary cycling.
Step 2. Light aerobic exercise at a slow to medium pace. To begin RTP Step 2 the student must have completed Step 5 of the RTL protocol.
Step 3. Sports specific drills – skating drills in hockey, running drills in soccer/basketball.
Step 4. Non-contact training drills – include more complex training drills 9 passing in soccer/ ice hockey/ basketball. Running specific pattern plays, etc. ).
Step 5. Full contact practice. Requires medical clearance from the treating primary care or specialty provider. (ATC)
Step 6. Full clearance for return to play.
Step 7. Return to sport.
The school nurse or licensed healthcare provider are the person(s) designated by the school to approve the Graded Return to non-contact physical activities.
The contracted certified athletic trainer ( where applicable) or licensed healthcare provider are the individual(s) who make the final decision regarding the student’s return to athletic activity or contact physical activities
Contact your BHS Sports Medicine Team if you suspect your athlete has a concussion.
