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cranium. He has no memories of the next three months until his 14th birthday party, in January 2007. He was
comatose for most of that time.
As with David Bosse, Zack Lystedt’s team had no trainer, leaving his coaching staff to make the medical decision
about whether he could return to the game.
“It’s very dif?cult for a coach to be coach and doctor,” said Dr. Stan Herring, the team physician for the NFL’s
Seahawks and a clinical physician for the Washington School of Medicine.
To prevent future injuries like Lystedt’s, the Brain Injury Association of Washington is pushing for a bill that it’s
informally calling Lystedt’s Law.
The bill would require that any athlete showing symptoms of
a concussion be removed from play, and that only a medical
professional — including certi?ed athletic trainers — could give an
athlete permission to return to play.
Signs observed by coaches, parents
• Appears dazed or stunned
• Forgets plays
• Is confused about assignment
“We want other parents to never, ever have to go through the things
that we’ve had to go through in our lives,” Victor says. “I don’t think
there’s a lot of people that could endure what my wife and I have
gone through.”
• Is unsure of game, score or opponent
“And me,” Zack says.
• Loses consciousness
“And you, of course,” Victor adds.
• Answers questions slowly
Zack Lystedt underwent intense therapy for a year in Dallas —
brain-injury rehabilitation programs are scarce in Washington —
before returning home, where his parents worked to create their
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