Parachute has gathered the best in evidence-based information, training, assessment tools, documentation forms, guidelines and patient resources to help you recognize, manage and treat concussion.
Resources
Concussion learning for health professionals
Note: These learning resources are hosted by external organizations and Parachute cannot guarantee when these resources are updated.
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Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) for medical professionals
CATT (Concussion Awareness Training Tool) Medical Professionals is designed to provide medical professionals with the information they need to provide evidence-based care for their patients who have sustained a concussion. Accredited by UBC Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine. This course is accredited for MOC Section 3 credits
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Concussion: prevention, detection and management – Université Laval, MOOC
This massive open online course (MOOC) demystifies concussion and explains how everyone can play a role in the prevention, identification, and management of this type of traumatic brain injury. The course also describes the revision and implementation of a concussion management protocol adapted to different environments.
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Sport Physiotherapy Canada Locker Room: Everything concussion for the physiotherapist, athlete, coach or parent
Sport Physiotherapy Canada (SPC), a division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA), provides a list of SPC-created concussion resources and organizations with additional resources.
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Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) for Women’s Support Workers
The Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) is a program designed to provide people who work with survivors of intimate partner violence with the information they need to take an evidence-based approach in responding to and managing concussion.
Concussion assessment tools
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Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5 (SCAT5)
The SCAT5 is a standardized tool for evaluating concussions designed for use by physicians and licensed healthcare professionals. If you are not a medical professional, please use the Concussion Recognition Tool 5 (CRT5). The SCAT5 is to be used for evaluating athletes aged 13 years and older. For children aged 12 years or younger, please use the Child SCAT5.
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Child Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (Child SCAT5)
The Child SCAT5 is a standardized tool for evaluating concussions designed for use by physicians and licensed healthcare professionals. If you are not a medical professional, please use the Concussion Recognition Tool 5 (CRT5). The Child SCAT5 is to be used for evaluating Children aged 5 to 12 years. For athletes aged 13 years and older, please use the SCAT5.
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Rivermead post-concussion symptoms questionnaire
This questionnaire allows individuals to rate the severity of their symptoms compared with before the concussion incident.
Concussion documentation forms
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Medical assessment letter
A medical assessment letter should be provided to athletes diagnosed with a concussion, indicating a concussion has been diagnosed. Athletes that are determined to have not sustained a concussion must be provided with a Medical Assessment Letter indicating a concussion has not been diagnosed and the athlete can return to school, work and sport activities without restriction.
343.40 KB PDF/UA
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Medical clearance letter
Before returning to full contact practice and game play, each athlete must provide their coach with a standardized Medical Clearance Letter that specifies that a medical doctor or nurse practitioner has personally evaluated the patient and has cleared the athlete to return to sport.
143.19 KB PDF
Evidence-based concussion guidance
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Concussion guide for physicians
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Canadian Guideline on Concussion in Sport
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Guideline for Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury & Prolonged Symptoms (3rd Edition, 2018)
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Standards for post-concussion services and concussion clinics
The Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation provides standards for high quality post-concussion services and concussion clinics.
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Statement on Concussion Baseline Testing in Canada (2018)
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Return-to-Work Strategy
Patient resources
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Concussion Ed app
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Concussion guide for athletes
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Concussion guide for parents and caregivers
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Concussion baseline testing fact sheet
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Return-to-School Strategy
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Return-to-Sport Strategy
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The symptoms of a concussion
What are the symptoms of concussion? Find out by watching this video.
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Post Concussion Information Sheet for Nunavut Children (English)
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Post Concussion Information Sheet for Nunavut Children (Inuktitut)
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Post Concussion Information Sheet for Nunavut Children (Inuinnaqtun)
Additional resources
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Canadian Concussion Collaborative
A list of resources and tools about the prevention and management of concussion, provided by the Canadian Concussion Collaborative.
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Concussion & You handbook (2016)
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Concussion Information for Patient and Families (2018)
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4 Characteristics of a Good Concussion Clinic (2017)
Injury Topics
Media
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Improving and standardizing concussion education and care: a Canadian experience
Future Medicine — October 24, 2018