GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — With fall sports in full swing, the American Medical Response of Western Michigan is reminding families, coaches and community leaders to learn how to recognize a concussion and respond appropriately.

Alex Truman from AMR says if an athlete experiences a head injury along with unconsciousness, headache, head pain, back pain or neck pain, it’s important to take a break — not get up and keep competing in a sport.

“Some of the things you can look for is a lot of repetitive questioning, they have a headache, they’re confused, maybe a little dizzy, maybe they’re nauseous and vomiting, maybe their vision changes, it’s blurry, they’re not able to focus on things, their mood changes, a little behavioral changes, they get aggravated, which is maybe out of character fo

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