- Title
- Usefulness of video review of possible concussions in National Youth Rugby League
- Creator
- Gardner, Andrew J.; Kohler, Ryan M. N.; Levi, Christopher R.; Iverson, Grant L.
- Relation
- International Journal of Sports Medicine Vol. 38, Issue 1, p. 71-75
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-116072
- Publisher
- Georg Thieme Verlag
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- A new concussion interchange rule (CIR) was introduced in 2014 for the National Rugby League and National Youth Competition (NYC). The CIR allows a player suspected of having sustained a concussion to be removed from play and assessed without an interchange being tallied against the player's team. Participants included all NYC players who used the CIR during the 2014 season. 2 raters completed video analysis of 131 (of a total of 156 reported) uses of the CIR, describing injury characteristics, situational factors, and concussion signs. The incidence rate was 44.9 (95% CI: 38.5-52.3) uses of the CIR per 1 000 NYC player match hours, or approximately one CIR use every 1.3 games. Apparent loss of consciousness/unresponsiveness was observed in 13% of cases, clutching the head in 65%, unsteadiness of gait in 60%, and a vacant stare in 23%. Most incidences occurred from a hit-up (82%). There appeared to be some instances of video evidence of injury but the athlete was cleared to return to play in the same game. Video review appears to be a useful adjunct for identifying players suffering possible concussion. Further research is required on the usefulness of video review for identifying signs of concussive injury.
- Subject
- concussion; video analysis; injury management; return to play
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1385976
- Identifier
- uon:32340
- Identifier
- ISSN:0172-4622
- Language
- eng
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