Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3341 - Bowling Green State University
Chapter 3341-8 - Guidelines for Concussions
Section 3341-8-01 - BGSU concussion and head injury management

Bowling Green state university is committed to student-athlete health and safety. To that end, Bowling Green state university will be proactive in efforts to minimize exposure to head trauma. The following procedures are in place:

Annually, all NCAA student-athletes will undergo a pre-participation baseline concussion assessment before each season. This pre-participation assessment will, at a minimum, include assessment for the following:

A member of the Bowling Green state university medical team with training in the diagnosis, treatment and initial management of concussion will be present at all NCAA competitions in the following contact/collision sports: men's and women's basketball; football; ice hockey; men's and women's soccer).

NOTE: to be present means to be on site at the venue or arena of the competition.

A member of the Bowling Green state university medical team with training in the diagnosis, treatment and initial management of concussion will be available at all NCAA practices in the following contact/collision sports: men's and women's basketball; football; ice hockey; men's and women's soccer).

NOTE: to be available means that, at a minimum, medical personnel can be contacted at any time during the practice via telephone, messaging, email, beeper or other immediate communication means. Further, the case can be discussed through such communication, and immediate arrangements can be made for the athlete to be evaluated.

Symptoms of concussion include, but are not limited to:

If an athlete, teammate, coach, official or member of the medical staff identifies signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with concussion, the following will take place immediately:

An emergency action plan will be in place for any suspected or diagnosed concussion. This plan includes rehearsed arrangements for emergency medical transportation. The emergency action plan will be activated for any of the following:

Because concussion may evolve or manifest over time, for all suspected or diagnosed concussions, there will be in place a mechanism for serial evaluation of the athlete.

For all cases of diagnosed concussion, the athlete and another responsible adult will be provided oral and/or written care regarding concussion management. Such instructions must be documented.

As most athletes with concussion have resolution of symptoms in seven to ten days, all athletes who have prolonged recovery more than two weeks will be re-evaluated by a physician. Such re-evaluation will be performed to confirm the concussion diagnosis, or to consider co-morbid or post-concussion diagnoses such as: sleep dysfunction; migraine or other headache disorders; mood disorders such as anxiety and depression; ocular or vestibular dysfunction; cervicalgia/neck pain; other post-concussion diagnoses.

Each return-to-play plan will be individualized and supervised by a Bowling Green state university health care provider with expertise in concussion management. Final determination of return-to-play will be made by the Bowling Green state university physician or their qualified physician designee.

Returning to academic activities after a concussion is a parallel concept to returning to play after concussion. After concussion, brain energy may not be available to perform normal cognitive exertion and function. The return-to-learn concept should follow an individualized and step-wise process overseen by a point person within the athletics department, who will work in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team. The Bowling Green state university multidisciplinary team may vary student-to-student, depending on the difficulty in returning to a normal school schedule. Such team may include, but not necessarily be limited to: