department of athletics policies & procedures - UNC Wilmington ...

around the mouthpiece of the inhaler and breathe in quickly. Talk to your doctor if you
have any questions about how to take your medicine.
Basic Life Support Treatment for Severe Asthma
Student-athletes/patients who have progressed to severe asthma experience a combination
of the following: shortness of breath (>30 respirations/min), mental status changes
(anxious, confused, combative, and drowsy), inability to speak in sentences, sweaty and
unable to lie down. If the patient is not responding to or is unable to properly use their
MDI, the sports medicine staff/physician should:
1. Call EMS (if not on site or in route)
2. Maintain a patent airway
3. Be prepared to assist ventilation with positive pressure ventilation with
bag-valve mask
4. Administer epinephrine by a prescribed auto-injector (refer to epi-pen
policy)
5. Initiate early emergency transport
Concussion Management Policy
The following policy and procedures on neurocognitive baseline testing and subsequent
assessment and management of concussions, as well as return to play guidelines, have
been developed in accordance with the University of North Carolina Wilmington
Department of Athletic Training’s Mission Statement to provide quality healthcare
services and assure the well-being of each student-athlete at UNCW.
PURPOSE: The University of North Carolina Wilmington Department of Athletic
Training recognizes that sport induced concussions pose a significant health risk for those
student-athletes participating in athletics at The University of North Carolina
Wilmington. With this in mind, the Department of Athletic Training has implemented
policies and procedures to assess and identify those student-athletes who have suffered a
concussion. The Department also recognizes that baseline neurocognitive testing on
student-athletes who participate in those sports which have been identified as collision
and or contact sports and/or who have had a history of concussions prior to entering the
University of North Carolina Wilmington will provide significant data for return to play
decisions. This baseline data along with physical examination, and/or further diagnostic
testing will be used in conjunction in determining when it is safe for a student athlete to
return to competition.
CONCUSSION DEFINITION:
Concussion can be defined as a violent shaking or jarring action to brain, usually as a
result of impact with an object or ground. This results in immediate partial or complete
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