UK Concussion Guidelines for Grassroots Sport

[escocia]

The UK government, which has some responsibility for sport in England, has sponsored these guidelines for concussion in sport. As a sports coach it seems useful and important.

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Key points

• Most people with concussion recover fully with time.

• A concussion is a brain injury.

• All concussions are serious.

• Head injury can be fatal.

• Most concussions occur without loss of consciousness (being

‘knocked out’).

• Anyone with one or more visible clues, or symptoms of a head injury

must be immediately removed from playing or training and must

not take part in any further physical sport or work activity, even if

symptoms resolve, until assessment by an appropriate Healthcare

Professional or by accessing the NHS by calling 111, which should be

sought within 24 hours.

• Return to education/work takes priority over return to sport.

• Individuals with concussion should only return to playing sport which

risks head injury after having followed a graduated return to activity

(education/work) and sport programme.

• All concussions should be managed individually, but there should be

no return to competition before 21 days from injury.

• Anyone with symptoms after 28 days should seek medical advice

from their GP (which may in turn require specialist referral and

review).

[skydivesurvivor]

good! About time!!

[Nemo24]

This is good news 🙂

[cat3]

Better late then never I guess. But I wonder if the boxing association will comply instead of maintaining the 20 second rule for knockdowns and leaving it to the referee as to whether a match should be terminated after 3 ?

Sorry Jonathan, I've a bugbear about people knocking one another senseless being regarded as sport (in the street it's an arrestable offence 😵).

Interesting subject overall though.

Cat x

[escocia in reply to cat3]

Oh I find boxing horrific but I know people who enjoy it and it does have some good exercise moves if you ignore the head hitting part. I'm yet to decide if I'll ban it when I'm first minister.

[cat3 in reply to escocia]

It isn't only about the injury aspect for me ; it's the message that punching another person is ok and knocking them out is heroic ! In a world already rife with abuse, violence and wars, surely in the 21st century it's time for education against harming one another..

I'm relying on you, Jonathan, to ban all aggressive contact sports once in office ! 😁 x

[AndrewT]

Dear escocia,

This is Long, Long, Long Overdue..... I was watching a Match (which is rare for me) a few years back, two Players Collided- no Deliberate Foul, just an accident- and one was Clearly Very Badly Hurt. After a few more Minutes, why not immediately?, this Player was Substituted.

A 'Replay' was earned, I think by a Draw..... I was Delighted to see that Player Back On The Field, apparently Fully Recovered.

If I was Referee I would send Any, And All, Players 'Off' after a Clash Of Heads. I Would 'allow' them back ONLY IF A Doctor Gave Them A Clean 'Bill Of Health'. The FA would probably, absolutely 'Hate' me- BUT 'Head/ Brain Injuries would be Greatly Reduced.

Ok I am aware that Modern Balls are 'Much Lighter' than the ones 'of old' (and the rain doesn't increase their weight- by virtue of the ball absorbing water) BUT, at High Speed, Injury is still, very much, Possible.

So 'Hurray' for some Sensible Legislation, can I say, At Last.

AndrewT