Two things

Two things
by AquinasDomer (2022-01-24 14:09:06)
Edited on 2022-01-24 14:09:33

In reply to: Why is that a school decision and not a parental decision? posted by ndgenius

1. The studies for this were done, and risk of adverse cardiac events only occurred in kids with severe disease with primary infection. The AAP recommends a pediatrician see an infected kid after recovery for an additional sports physical.

2. Kids with risks for mortality are held out of sports. A parent can't sign a waver saying they're cool if their kid with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy drops dead at a game. The school retains some liability, parents don't get to risk their kids lives, and they don't get to scar the rest of the team/spectators for life.

Click here for link at https://www.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19

My daughter had a fairly rough go with her Covid infection

And is diagnosed with asthma (don't know if that plays a part at all). Her pediatrician ordered an EKG before she returned to high school swimming. This was Jan 2020. Doctor said it was abundance of caution. It was definitely not required by our school system.

Our pediatrician has told us that we need to have him

examined if he has significant symptoms for more than a couple days but if not once he is clear to go back to school he can play.

That's another source of confusion.

Sports medicine sometimes has a few extra hoops to jump through for return to play as opposed to a return to activities of daily living. For example, return to the classroom from a broken ankle will be much sooner than playing a full basketball game.

The pediatrician can clear a kid to resume activities, but it is ultimately up to the school and sports medicine team there to determine cleared to practice and compete.

Did you mean 2021?

Just curious.

Yes....Uh...what year is it again? *