Grade at time of concussion | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Age at time of concussion | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 or 15 |
School average before concussion | Low 90s | High 70s | High 80s | High 70s | Low 80s |
Sport at time of concussion | Basketball | Rugby | Cheerleading | Soccer | Ringette |
Loss of consciousness at time of concussion | No | No | No | No | No |
Time before initial contact with a physician | 2 d | Same day | Next day | Same day | Next day |
Initial physician seen | Family doctor | Emergency doctor | Emergency doctor | Sports medicine doctor | Sports medicine doctor |
Time until initial return to school | 2 wk | 3 wk | 2 wk | 3 wk | 2 wk |
Time until returning to school full time | 4 mo | 3 wk | 1 mo | 2 mo | 1 mo |
Time until returning to play | 4 mo | Did not return | 2 mo | 4 mo | Did not return |
Main contact person upon returning to school | Coach and guidance counselor | Guidance counselor | Guidance counselor | Sports medicine doctor and teachers | 2 guidance counselors |
Most influential person upon returning to school | Athletic therapist | Guidance counselor and doctor | Sports medicine doctor | Sports medicine doctor and teachers | 2 guidance counselors and doctor |
Accessed online information | No | No | No | No | Parachute Canada website: found it helpful |
Time until feeling back to “normal” | Still not back to normal after 6 mo | 4 mo | 2 y | 7.5 mo | Still not back to normal after 1.5 mo |
Postsecondary school plans | Not applicable | University; nursing and creative writing | Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont; general arts | University of California, Los Angeles; soccer scholarship | University |