Awareness on returning to drive after a concussion

1. Driving after a concussion

2. If you’ve suffered a
concussion
You know just how much the
injury has impacted your life

3. Unfortunately,
Driving is
NO exception

4. It requires you to do
a lot of thinking

5. And just like an injured
leg makes it harder to
walk

6. An injured brain
makes it harder
to think

7. And makes it
more difficult to
control your
vehicle and
identify hazards

8. And driving can
trigger symptoms or
cause issues your
brain just can’t
handle

9. It can be
compared to
driving while
under the
influence of
alcohol or drugs

10. If you haven’t
completely
recovered

11. There’s an increased chance
you’ll have a crash

12. The
tricky
part is

13. There’s
NO RETURN
protocol for driving

14. This makes people
About HOW to
return to driving
CON Fused

15. When you do get clearance to drive
Don’t jump in for
a cross-country
road trip!

16. You need to take it
SLOW

17. Remember, if you had a
broken leg, you wouldn’t
run a marathon the day
after your cast comes off

18. Follow the same
principles as
returning to other
activities

19. Ease your way back into it

20. If symptoms
worsen...

21. Take a BREAK
And try again when symptoms
subside

22. Be patient, it
takes time

23. And if you have problems
Seek HELP from a
professional