@article{ref1,
title="Standardized assessment of concussion (SAC): on-site mental status evaluation of the athlete",
journal="Journal of head trauma rehabilitation",
year="1998",
author="McCrea, M. and Kelly, James P. and Randolph, Christopher and Kluge, J. and Bartolic, E. and Finn, G. and Baxter, B.",
volume="13",
number="2",
pages="27-35",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the clinical utility of the Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC) in detecting concussion in athletes. METHOD: Athletic trainers administered the SAC to 568 nonconcussed high school and college American football players prior to the 1995 and 1996 football seasons. Thirty-three of these players experienced concussion and were tested immediately following injury; 28 of the 33 underwent additional follow-up testing 48 hours after the injury. RESULTS: Concussed players scored significantly below nonconcussed controls on all SAC measures and significantly below their own pre-injury baseline performance. Follow-up testing documented return to preinjury baseline. CONCLUSION: These findings support the SAC's effectiveness in detecting concussion and tracking recovery in order to determine a player's fitness to return to play.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0885-9701",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}