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2019-20 Sports Medicine Coaches Packet (Updated 6/26/19)

Dr Martin Part 1 and 2 Trainer

Concussions

• WVSSAC Concussion Rule 127-2-14
• NFHS Concussion in Sports – What You Need to Know (Coaches Course – All head coaches are required to complete.)
• A Parent’s Guide to Concussions
• Return to Play Protocol
• Suggested Guidelines for Management of Concussion in Sports
• CDC Concussion Checklist
• Acute Concussion Evaluation (ACE)
• SCAT – 5th Edition (Sports Concussion Assessment)
• Graded Symptom Checklist
• Football-Report-for-2019 (12)
• WVSSAC Concussion Report  Fillable Form

Infectious Disease Information

• Body Fluid Handling Procedure
• MRSA Information
• MRSA Infection – MedExpress  Fillable Form
• Sports Related Skin Infections Position Statement and Guidelines
• General Guidelines for Sports Hygiene, Skin Infections and Communicable Diseases
• WVSSAC Herpes Reporting Form  Fillable Form
• Skin Infection Bulletin

Heat Stress Information

• WVSSAC Heat Acclimatization and Heat Illness Prevention Position Statement
• WVSSAC Heat Index Guideline
• Position Statement and Recommendations for Hydration to Minimize the Risk for Dehydration and Heat Illness
• Heat Stress Information
• Heat Exhaustion – MedExpress
• NFHS Heat Illness Prevention

Sites to Help Determine Heat Index

• http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/heat-index-heat-category/id370913314?mt=8
• http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/heat/index.shtml

Optional Instruments to Determine the Heat Index

Schools may purchase instruments to determine the heat index.  Several types of instruments are available such as sling psychrometers and digital thermometers.

Avoid Opioid Addiction / Steroid Abuse

• Avoid Opioid Addiction
• Steroid Abuse

Other Information

• Sports Physicals – MedExpress
• Sprains and Strains – MedExpress
• Guidelines for Awareness (Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness)
• Emergency Action Plans (Any One Can Save a Life)
• Emergency Action Plan Worksheet