• • Headache

• • Dizziness

• • Nausea/Vomiting

• • Balance Problems

• • Sensitivity to light/noise

• • Visual Changes

• • Irritability

• • Sadness

• • Anxiety

• • Fatigue

• • Feeling slowed down / foggy

• • Difficulty Concentrating

• • Confusion

• • Memory Problems

• • Sleep Problems

• • Trouble falling asleep or staying asleep

• • Sleeping more than usual

• • Drowsiness

If ANY of the following signs are observed or complaints are reported after an impact to the head or body, the athlete should be immediately removed from play/game/activity and transported for urgent medical care by a healthcare professional.

• Neck pain or tenderness

• Seizure, ‘fits’ or convulsion

• Loss of vision or double vision

• Loss of consciousness

• Increased confusion or deteriorating conscious state (becoming less responsive, drowsy)

• Weakness or numbness/tingling in more than one arm or leg

• Repeated vomiting

• Severe or increasing headache

• Increasingly restless, agitated or combative

• Visible deformity of the skull

The SCAT6 is an assessment tool to be used by professionals to help identify concussions in adolescents (13 years+) and adults.

The CRT 6 – Concussion Recognition Tool to help identify concussions in Children, Adolescents & Adults through a two-page document. It is meant to be used by non-medical professionals and is accessible to a variety of audiences. Coaches and activity leaders should keep the CRT6 on their clipboard or in another place for quick and easy reference.

Athletes can have challenges in many aspects of their lives when they get a concussion, including in school as well as sport. The Return to School and Return to Sport strategies provide steps to help guide the athlete in their return to those activities.