Concussion Consensus Statement is out!
21 May, 09 | by Karim Khan
Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: the 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich, November 2008
It’s out! You can stop banging your head against a brick wall in frustration. Hosted by a chapter of editors of various journals, the much-awaited Consensus Statement is out. If you are into concussion, if you treat boxers, football players, heavy metal fans who head bang, then this is for you. Vienna – OUT. Prague – OUT. Passe, done, finished kaput. The equivalent of flares and a brown suede coat for a contemporary wedding.
Zurich – BJSM carries the joint statement but also the excellent key papers that made the event unique and innovative; papers the contributed to the group drawing the conclusions they did. Download the SCAT document and side-line scoring system. Everything you wanted to know about concussion – right here, right now – BJSM Concussion. Comment on the Blog or via eletters – Do these guidelines work for you? What else do you need to take care of your athletes?
Proceedings of the 3rd International Concussion Consensus Conference
HYPERLINK “http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/vol43/Suppl_1/” http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/
http://www.mahercorlabs.com/news/article-20090831.htm
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steve
September 30th, 2009 at 5:00 am