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Zackery Lystedt suffered a concussion during a high school football game in Maple Valley in 2006. As a 16 year-old high school athlete, he received the "shake it off" advice from team staff and returned to the game. Shortly after the game, Lystedt was rushed to the hospital after he collapsed and went into a coma. Lystedt was in a coma for several months and is still intensive therapy now, more than two years later.
The Brain Injury Association of Washington, Washington Interscholastic Activities Association and Stan Herring, team physician for the NFL's Seahawks, a clinical physician for the Washington School of Medicine pushed hard for the Zackery Lystedt Bill to become law. On Friday, May 15, 2009, Washington governor Christine Gregoire sat down with Zackery Lystedt and turn the bill he is namesake to into law.
Under the Zackery Lystedt law, a youth showing any signs of a concussion will have to get the approval of a medical professional before being allowed to play again.
Read more on the
- Zackery Lystedt Story: Part One, Part Two (KONG TV on YouTube)
- "What is the Lystedt Law and why is the Brain Injury Association Involved." (Brain Injury Association of Washington)
- Gregoire: "Out of tragedy comes something good" (Seattle Times)
- Teen Inspires "Shake It Off" Law, (CNN)
Football helmet image courtesy Jaymarr of Stock.Xchng
Video courtesy CBS News
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