Sport-related concussion (SRC): management

Evidence-based neurology checklist on sport-related concussion (src): management: Immediate actions Remove the player from the field Remove the helmet from the player’s possession Carry out side-line assessment with appropriate assessment tools: Review the video of the event Subsequent actions…

Immediate actions

  • Remove the player from the field
  • Remove the helmet from the player’s possession
  • Carry out side-line assessment with appropriate assessment tools:
  • Review the video of the event

Subsequent actions

Transfer to locker room: indications (no-go signs)

Transfer to locker room: procedure

Indications for transfer to a medical facility

Longer-term management

Return to sport after concussion: criteria

Prevention

References

  1. McCrory P, Meeuwisse W, Dvořák J, et al. Consensus statement on concussion in sport-the 5th international conference on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016. Br J Sports Med 2017; 51:838-847.
  2. Ellenbogen RG, Batjer H, Cardenas J, et al. National Football League head, neck and spine committee's concussion diagnosis and management protocol: 2017-18 season. Br J Sports Med 2018; 52:894-902.
  3. Patricios JS, Ardern CL, Hislop MD, et al. Implementation of the 2017 Berlin Concussion in Sport Group Consensus Statement in contact and collision sports: a joint position statement from 11 national and international sports organisations. Br J Sports Med 2018; 52:635-641. 
  4. Davis GA, Makdissi M, Bloomfield P, et al. International study of video review of concussion in professional sports. Br J Sports Med 2018; pii: bjsports-2018-099727 (Epub ahead of print).
  5. Muth CC. Sport-related concussion. JAMA 2018; 319:840. 
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