dc.contributor.author |
Raftery, Martin
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dc.contributor.author |
Kemp, Simon
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dc.contributor.author |
Patricios, Jonathan Speridon
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dc.contributor.author |
Makdissi, Michael
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dc.contributor.author |
Decq, Philippe
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-07-13T08:06:54Z |
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dc.date.available |
2016-07-13T08:06:54Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016-06 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Concussion is the number one injury risk in contact and collision sports. Identification of concussive
events is critical to optimise injury management and, as identified by Quarrie and Murphy¹, to
undertake accurate injury surveillance studies.
The Zurich Consensus Statement on Concussion² provides an expanded theoretical or conceptual
definition of concussion but there is not yet an operational definition of concussion.
In 2012 World Rugby introduced a new pitch side process for assessment of head injuries, called the
HIA³ (Head Injury Assessment). During the evolution of this process an operational definition of
concussion has been developed and successfully implemented. |
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dc.description.department |
Sports Medicine |
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dc.description.librarian |
hb2016 |
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dc.description.uri |
http://bjsm.bmj.com |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Raftery, M, Kemp, S, Patricios, JS, Makdissi, M & Decq, P 2016, 'It is time to give concussion an operational definition : a 3-step process to diagnose (or rule out) concussion within 48 hours of injury : World Rugby guideline
', British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 50, no.11, pp. 642-643, doi:10.1136/bjsports-2016-095959. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0306-3674 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1473-0480 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1136/bjsports-2016-095959 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/55687 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
BMJ Publishing Group |
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dc.rights |
© 2016 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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dc.subject |
Concussion |
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dc.subject |
Contact and collision sports |
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dc.subject |
Injury management |
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dc.subject |
Head injuries |
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dc.subject |
Definition |
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dc.subject |
Operational |
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dc.subject |
Diagnosis |
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dc.title |
It is time to give concussion an operational definition : a 3-step process to diagnose (or rule out) concussion within 48 hours of injury : World Rugby guideline |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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