It is understood that no piece of protective equipment can eliminate risk from sports. At Xenith, we believe in using the best technology available, while simultaneously
promoting a multi-faceted safety plan. Our helmets are designed to provide a
simple, but very effective fitting system that remains snug throughout play.
During
the recent Collaborative Solutions for Safety in
Sport National Meeting, speakers representing the National Athletic
Trainers’ Association, Korey Stringer Institute, American Medical Society of
Sports Medicine and other medical organizations offered these recommended
practices for youth leagues and school districts to develop their own safety
plans:
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Every school or youth organization should develop
an emergency action plan for handling potentially life-threatening
injuries, including a referral plan for concussions
·
Enforce the standard use of sport-specific equipment, including proper
fit and re-certification
·
Pre-participation exams should include concussion-specific
questions
·
Preseason education for coaches, players
and parents should teach the basics of concussion, including that helmets do
not prevent concussions
·
Athletes suspected of sustaining a concussion are not permitted to
return to a practice, game or activity on the same day
·
Athletes suspected of sustaining a concussion are not permitted to
return to participation until receiving written clearance from a qualified
medical professional
·
No child or adolescent should return to sport or
activity unless he or she has managed a return to school
·
Implementation of a graduated return-to-participation
protocol should include at least five steps with no more than two in
a single day
·
All schools and organizations should construct a comprehensive
medical-management plan for acute care of potential head or cervical spine
injury
I hope these best practices are valuable to you as you prepare for the upcoming season.
