Concussion Management Program

The Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) and the Athletic Health Care Trainers’ (AHCT) program have instituted a Concussion Management Program (CMP) to ensure student athletes return to athletic participation safely. CMP has aligned the AHCT program with the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement, 2004; the Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport, 2009; and the National Federation of State High School Association (NFHS) Concussion Guidelines, 20093. The National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement, Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport, and the NFHS Association

 

Concussion Guidelines were developed by physicians, neuropsychologists, and AHCTs trained in concussion
management. The NFHS Association established a new rule in the fall of 2010, “any player who shows signs,
symptoms or behaviors associated with a concussion must be removed from the game and shall not return to
play until cleared by an appropriate health-care professional.”