Read more about the article New bill addresses Illinois concussion response in prep sportsDarrell Hoemann
Athletic trainer Dustin Fink in the Mt. Zion High School training room where he has screened athletes for concussions. Photo taken on Friday, May 22, 2015.

New bill addresses Illinois concussion response in prep sports

Dustin Fink suffered his first concussion growing up in Lone Tree, Colorado, when he ran into a post on the playground in fourth grade. It was the mid-1980s and the school nurse looked him over, he recalled, sent him back to class and that was that.

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Read more about the article Indiana high school athletic association tries concussion logging system; Illinois considers similar plan
Dr. Jerrad Zimmerman is a physician in Carle Foundation Hospital’s sports medicine department.

Indiana high school athletic association tries concussion logging system; Illinois considers similar plan

The Indiana High School Athletic Association logged 1,217 concussive events in high school athletics throughout Indiana during the fall season. How many occurred in Illinois? Nobody knows for sure.

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