@article{ref1,
title="Use of the concussion check protocol for concussion assessment in a female soccer team over two consecutive seasons in New Zealand",
journal="Journal of the neurological sciences",
year="2024",
author="King, Doug and Hume, Patria and Clark, Trevor and Wethe, Jennifer",
volume="460",
number="",
pages="e123011-e123011",
abstract="AIM: Address deficiencies in access to sports sideline medical care by using a Concussion Check Protocol (CCP) for non-medically-trained people. <br><br>METHOD: A prospective observational cohort study was undertaken on a single amateur female club-based soccer team over two consecutive years in New Zealand utilising a non-medically trained support person termed a Safety officer. CCP is an extension of the King-Devick test with features such as warning signs and symptoms of concussion built into the application. All players suspected of having a potential concussive injury were tested on the match sideline. <br><br>RESULTS: The study overall incidence of match-related concussions was 20.8 (95% CI: 11.8 to 36.6) per 1000 match-hrs, with mean missed-match duration of 31 (95% CI: 27.9 to 34.1) days. Twelve players over the study had a significantly slower post-injury KD (49.9 [44.3 to 64.1]s; χ(2)((1)) = 11.0; p = 0.0009; z = -2.9; p = 0.0033; d = 0.30) and/or reported symptoms, compared with their own baseline (47.2 [44.3 to 64.1]s). CCP had an overall sensitivity of 100% (95% CI: 73.5% to 100.0%), specificity of 100% (95% CI: 69.2% to 100.0%) and positive predictive value (PPV) of 100% (84.6% to 100.0%). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Sideline use of CCP was undertaken successfully by non-medically trained people and provided a reliable platform for concussion identification.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-510X",
doi="10.1016/j.jns.2024.123011",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2024.123011"
}