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For your convenience, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has designed an online learning opportunity about pediatric concussion for physicians and medical professionals. These videos will help you:

  • Provide and plan patient care after a concussion while utilizing all components of the concussion toolkit.
  • Describe the immediate and delayed potential consequences of concussion and the dangers of multiple concussions.
  • Explain when to advance to include an emergency department assessment and/or a CT scan.
  • Discuss with patients and parents the importance of a gradual return to activities, cognitive rest and follow-up care.

Our multidisciplinary approach helps make the Children’s Concussion Program unique, with services including:

We staff the program with a dedicated concussion nurse who helps coordinate each child’s care across the continuum and serves as a resource for healthcare professionals. The concussion team at Children’s works with each child’s primary care doctor to develop the best possible plan of care.

Concussion toolkit

Our concussion toolkit is a collection of materials created by Children’s that is designed to help you manage concussions in your practice. You will find:

  • A tool for assessing concussions and mild brain injuries
  • Emergency department referral and CT scan criteria
  • The Glasgow coma scale
  • Red flags and signs that a concussion is serious
  • A cognitive rest and academic recovery plan and sample letters
  • Sample return-to-play and return-to-game letters

Download our concussion tool kit

Other resources

Continuing medical education (CME)

After watching the concussion video series and downloading the concussion tool kit, earn CME credit.