HEADS UP to Schools: School Nurses
Keep HEADS UP to Schools materials available in your office and present them to other school staff during staff meetings. The signs and symptoms checklist is particularly useful in helping to monitor a student with a head injury. The fact sheet for parents should be sent home with a student who has a head injury so that parents and caregivers know which symptoms to look out for at home.
Fact Sheet for School Nurses
Concussion Signs & Symptoms Checklist
Concussion Signs & Symptoms Card
Fact Sheet for Teachers, Counselors, and School Professionals
Helping Students Recover from a Concussion: Classroom Tips for Teachers
Returning to School after a Concussion: A Fact Sheet for School Professionals
Concussion Recognition and Response (Intellectual Disabilities)
CDC & NASN Concussion ABCs poster

The Heads Up to Schools – Know Your Concussion ABCs poster was developed by CDC and the National Association of School Nurses (NASN).
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Concussion Signs & Symptoms Poster
A-Head Check Poster

The A-Head Check poster provides guidelines on immediate head injury evaluation from CDC and the Brain Trauma Foundation.
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Page last reviewed: August 6, 2021