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Concussion, a type of mild traumatic brain injury that is caused by a direct or indirect hit to the head, body, or face is a common injury associated with sports and can affect people of all ages. A concussion is defined as a "complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by biomechanical forces". [1]
If a player displays or reports symptoms of a concussion or stinger (a nerve pinch injury) after a blow to the head, they must follow NFL protocol. Various individuals, including the team athletic trainer, booth ATC spotter, team physician, game official, coach, teammate, sideline Unaffiliated Neurotrauma Consultant (UNC), or booth UNC, can ...
As much as the NFL has done in recent years with rules changes designed to take the head out of the game, policies that reduce contact during practices, concussion protocols and safer equipment ...
The U.S. based nonprofit National Safety Council included state-by-state concussion prevention efforts for youth-sports related concussions in its 2017 State of Safety report. [16] Unfortunately, to date, there is no data to support the claim that any particular type of helmet or protective equipment reduces the risk of sports-related ...
What can you do to protect, identify and treat a concussion? Scientist Julie Stamm, author of the book “The Brain on Youth Sports,” offers five tips to raise awareness.
Basic NFL concussion protocol guidelines. The first part of the protocols defines what a concussion is, along with the signs and symptoms of one. Educational materials are provided to clubs and ...
Concussion grading systems are sets of criteria used in sports medicine to determine the severity, or grade, of a concussion, the mildest form of traumatic brain injury. At least 16 such systems exist, [ 1 ] and there is little agreement among professionals about which is the best to use. [ 2 ]
Under the blue tent. In 2016, the world’s most respected brain injury experts met to update their Sport Concussion Assessment Tool, a standardized and widely used framework for evaluations ...