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Practice Guideline
National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement: management of sport concussion.
- Steven P Broglio, Robert C Cantu, Gerard A Gioia, Kevin M Guskiewicz, Jeffrey Kutcher, Michael Palm, Tamara C Valovich McLeod, and National Athletic Trainer's Association.
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
- J Athl Train. 2014 Mar 1; 49 (2): 245-65.
ObjectiveTo provide athletic trainers, physicians, and other health care professionals with best-practice guidelines for the management of sport-related concussions.BackgroundAn estimated 3.8 million concussions occur each year in the United States as a result of sport and physical activity. Athletic trainers are commonly the first medical providers available onsite to identify and evaluate these injuries.RecommendationsThe recommendations for concussion management provided here are based on the most current research and divided into sections on education and prevention, documentation and legal aspects, evaluation and return to play, and other considerations.
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