About KSCP – Kansas Sports Concussion Partnership

1. ALWAYS remove athletes immediately after suspecting a concussion. Do NOT allow return to play the same day with a concussion.

2. Athletes do NOT have to be knocked out to have a concussion. 90% of concussions occur without a loss of consciousness.

3. CT scans don’t diagnose concussions. Everyone with a concussion has a normal CT scan.

4. It is OK to let someone fall asleep after being hit in the head. With careful monitoring, rest and sleep will be helpful.

5. “Warm Up for Return” is a graded process that requires a minimum of five days.

6. 9 out of 10 athletes will be back to normal within two weeks. They may miss a few games.

7. Kansas law requires a physician’s signature (MD/DO) to "Return to Play."

8. Athletes who return to full contact too early risk Second Impact Syndrome, a rare but devastating brain injury that may result in death.

9. Concussions can affect driving, school work, sleep, emotions, relationships and self worth.

10. The "game plan" is not just about returning an athlete to their sport, it is about returning the person back to their life.

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KSCP Goal

Making sports in Kansas safer is the goal of the Kansas Sports Concussion Partnership, a project sponsored by the Kansas Medical Society. The Kansas Legislature provided momentum to KSCP’s work when it passed a bill in April 2011 (HB 2182) requiring a MD or DO to authorize a student athlete’s return to practice and play following a suspected concussion.

To achieve KSCP’s goal, concussion assessment tool, education guidelines and this website were created by a team of Kansas health care professionals with a special interest in head injuries —trauma surgeons, sports and family medicine physicians, neurologists, neuropsychologists and athletic trainers.

KSCP Members

A dedicated group of professionals developed and maintain the Kansas Sports Concussion Partnership website as a benefit for the people of Kansas, including:

Center for Concussion Management
University of Kansas Hospital

Inspire Health & Performance, LLC.
Wichita, Kansas

Via Christi Sports Medicine
Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc
Wichita, Kansas

Youth and Adolescent Sports Medicine
Center for Concussion Management
The University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, Kansas

Neurology Consultants of Kansas
Wichita, Kansas

Kansas University School of Medicine – Wichita
Wichita, Kansas

Emergency Medical Services for Children
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Topeka, Kansas

Newton Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics
Newton, Kansas

Wesley Family Medicine Residency Program
Wichita, Kansas

Emergency Department
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita, Kansas

Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Kansas University School of Medicine – Wichita
Wichita, Kansas

Kansas Medical Society
Topeka, Kansas

University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas

Safe Kids Kansas
Topeka, Kansas

KUSM-Wichita Sports Medicine Fellowship &
Family Medicine Residency Programs at Via Christi Hospitals
Wichita, Kansas

Kansas State High School Activities Association
Topeka, Kansas

Medical Society of Sedgwick County
Wichita, KS

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