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return to sports
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American Academy of Pediatrics Return to Sports Recommendations Following Head InjuryGrade 1 concussion: - Defined by:
- Recommendations:
- Return to sports activity same day only if all symptoms resolve within 15 minutes
- If a second grade 1 concussion occurs, no sports activity for 1 week
Grade 2 concussion: - Defined by:
- Recommendations:
- No sports activity for 1 week
- If a grade 2 concussion occurs on the same day as a grade 1, no sports activity for 2 weeks
Grade 3 concussion: - Defined by:
- Recommendations:
- No sports activity for 1 week if loss of consciousness was only seconds
- No sports activity for 2 weeks if loss of consciousness was minutes or longer
- If a second grade 3 concussion, no sports activity until the person has no symptoms for 1 month
- If abnormality is seen on CT scan of the brain or MRI scan or the brain, no sports activity for the rest of the season and the athlete should be discouraged from returning to contact sports.
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