Competitions: Concussion Safety Links

The Following Links are to Websites Dealing with Equestrian Safety Issues.

State Concussion Legislation

• Legislation by State List by the NFL
• Mom’s Team Concussion Safety Law References

Helmet Safety and Head Injury Information

• Dr. Dave Halstead, Laboratory Director of the University of Tennessee Sports Biomechanics Impact Research Lab and Technical Director of Southern Impact Research Center.

Concussions/Head Injuries General Information:

• American Academy of Neurology
• American Riding Instructors Association
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• Brain Injury Association of America
• Brain Injury Resource Center
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: ''Traumatic Brain Injury'':
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: ''Facts About Concussion and Brain Injury''
• Children's National Medical Center: Smart Phone Application for Concussions
• Think Head First

Concussion in Sports:

• American Academy of Family Physicians: ''Concussion in Sports: Minimizing the Risk of Complications
• American Academy of Neurology: Position Statement on Sports Concussion
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Concussion: A Must Read for Young Athletes
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Concussion Facts Sheet in Spanish and English
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Concussion in Sports
• Collegiate Sports Medicine Foundation
• International Conference on concussion in sport November, 2008 consensus statement
• Moms Team: Return to Play resources
• Mothers 4 Concussion Awareness
• Sport Concussion Assessment Tools (SCAT)

Neurocognitive Assessment Tests:

• Axon Sports Powered by CogState
• ImPact concussion evaluation
• HeadMinder