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CONCUSSION RECOGNITION & RESPONSE

CONCUSSION RECOGNITION & RESPONSE

iOS    &    Android  (free, click on the link of your platform)

DESCRIPTION

From Google Play Store and iTunes Store

The Concussion Recognition & Response™ App
Developed by Gerard A. Gioia, PhD, and Jason Mihalik, PhD

“The Concussion Recognition & Response™ app is a new tool that helps coaches and parents recognize whether an individual is exhibiting/reporting the signs and symptoms of a suspected concussion. The app allows a coach or parent to respond quickly and appropriately to this potentially serious medical situation. In less than 5 minutes, the user can go through a checklist of possible signs/symptoms to determine whether to remove the child from play and the need for further medical examination. The app allows users to record pertinent information regarding a child with a suspected concussion and share that information via email with health care professionals; it also provides a system for post-injury follow-up. With answers to Frequently Asked Questions for parents and coaches, this tool is an invaluable guide for learning about concussions.”

Benefits and Features:

Concussion Recognition and Response

“Using information from the CDC’s “Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports” program, the app guides users through a set of questions to determine the likelihood of a suspected concussion based on observations by the parent or coach as well as symptoms reported by the athlete. In addition to the child’s name, age, gender, and sport, the location of the injury is tracked by the device’s GPS, and its camera can be used to photograph the injury. Along with the answers to the guided questions, this information can be emailed to a health care provider to provide accurate documentation of the child’s condition at the time of the injury.”

HOW TO USE THIS APP

The app is free and provides the professor and student the opportunity to explore the symptoms and treatment of a concussion.  Using the app (for tablets and smartphones), the student can check off symptoms to determine a diagnosis of concussion,  severity, and treatment.  The app is useful when the discussion of brain and nervous system are coupled with head injury and sports.