Sports-related concussion

Sports-related head injuries and concussion can be difficult to assess and manage.

After completing this short course, you should:

• Be familiar with the definition of concussion.
• Understand the principles discussed in the ACC National Concussion Guidelines.
• Be able to assess and manage a patient who presents following a head injury.
• Be able to distinguish between head injuries which are likely to resolve spontaneously and those which require emergency referral and further treatment.
• Have an understanding of the acute management of sports-related concussion.
• Safely manage a persons return to school, work and sport including the use of appropriate testing tools.
• Have an awareness of the long-terms effects of repeated head injuries.

Acknowledgements

This content was created by Dr Helen Joyce Fulcher MBChB, DipPaed, PGCertHSc(Sports Med).