A new Wisconsin law requires athletes suspected of suffering head injuries to be immediately removed from practices and games until a health care provider examines them and gives permission for them to participate.
Under the law, the DPI and
the Wisconsin
Interscholastic Athletic Association will also be working to educate young
athletes, their parents, and coaches about concussions.
An upcoming episode of Teen Connection profiles
Richland Center High School student Brock Rosenkranz, who suffered ten
concussions over three years. Other teens, a trainer, physician, coach, and
parent talk about recognizing and managing concussions. The episode airs April
17 at 7:00 p.m. on Wisconsin
Public Television and Milwaukee Public
Television.
The new law is modeled after the
"Lystedt Law"
from Washington State. The National Football League has been promoting that law as
a model for statutes all states should have in place.
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