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Youth Sports – Head Injury Guidelines - “The Lystedt Law” HB 1824

King 5 News Story –  February 1, 2010   Wash. boy's case may lead to nationwide sports concussion laws - BELLEVUE, Wash. - Victor Lystedt coaches from the sidelines, like he used to do on the football field. Watch Video

Washington State TBI Conference April 30 - May 1, 2010   Washington State TBI Conference A limited number of scholarships are available. Please download, complete application and e-mail to TBI@dshs.wa.gov. Scholarship deadline is February 19, 2010 or when filled.

NFL - take head injuries out of play   December 9 , 2009 - The passage of the Lystedt Law in Washington State has motivated several other states to sponsor and pass return-to-play laws for student athletes. 
Now, we can see the effects of our work and the cascading effect; the CDC and the NFL have teamed up to highlight the effects of concussion and the importance of being evaluated by a medical professional to prevent serious brain injury.

CDC - Concussion in Sports  

December 9, 2009 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Concussion in Sports and Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports


November 3, 2009 - NBC Nightly News - Battling high school football head injuries. Watch Video

Title screen from Recognizing Sports Concussions Video   Thank you to everyone that helped make this years event our biggest and best ever! Click here to see videos of our 2009 Event.

November 3, 2009 - NBC Nightly News - Battling high school football head injuries. Watch Video

Title screen from Recognizing Sports Concussions Video Recognizing Sports Concussions Video - Washington Interscholastic Activities Association - Watch Video

The Governor signs it into law!
May 14th, 2009 - Governor Gregoire signs the
"Lystedt Law"
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- Learn more about the Lystedt Law


New program helping traumatic brain Injury survivors. Click here for the press release (752k pdf)

 

Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports Toolkit from CDC: The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a tool kit for coaches titled, Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports. Click here to learn more

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