BTC Health and Safety Policy V6.0 Page 20 of 21 Dec 2023 APPENDIX G BRITISH TAEKWONDO COUNCIL Safeguarding – Protecting Children Polices and Procedures Version Author Date Review Date 1 K.Beddows February 2017 February 2020 2 D Sutherill December 2019 December 2022 3 D Sutherill October 2022 October 2025 RETURNING TO TAEKWONDO TRAINING AFTER A HEAD INJURY Anyone who has a head injury during a Taekwondo event needs to immediately stop all activity and not return to play that day. Being active again before the brain returns to normal functioning increases the person's risk of having a more serious brain injury. Every person involved in a Taekwondo event (every instructor, coach, player, parent and trainer) needs to be trained to know the symptoms of a concussion. And all need to know the importance of getting medical help when a student has a head injury. The decision about when a student can safely return to training must be made by a doctor. The doctor decides on a case-by-case basis. Things that help the doctor decide when the student can return to training include: • The symptoms the student has. • The student's medical history. • The student's concussion history. • The student's medicine use. • The type of event, competition, training session. • The student's ability to stand and keep his or her balance. • The students' ability to pay attention and to answer questions that test learning and memory. • How quickly the student can solve problems. Doctors and other concussion specialists agree that a student must not return to training until symptoms are completely gone, both at rest and during exercise or exertion. Using medicine to improve concussion symptoms is not the same thing as being symptom-free. Medicines must be stopped before a student can be considered symptom-free. Children and teens have longer recovery times. So they may have to wait longer before they can return to training.
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