TY - JOUR PY - 2023// TI - The National Football League Concussion Protocol: a review JO - HSS journal A1 - Jacobi, Jaclyn A1 - Wasserman, Erin B. A1 - D Mack, Christina A1 - Heinzelmann, Morgan A1 - Cardenas, Javier A1 - Rehberg, Robb A1 - Solomon, Gary A1 - Sills, Allen A1 - Vargas, Bert SP - 269 EP - 276 VL - 19 IS - 3 N2 - Sport-related concussion remains an area of high concern for contact sport athletes and their families, as well as for the medical and scientific communities. The National Football League (NFL), along with the NFL Players Association and experts in the field, has developed protocols for the detection and management of sport-related concussions. This article reviews the NFL's most recent concussion protocol including preseason education and baseline testing for players, concussion surveillance by gameday medical teams and neurotrauma consultants and athletic trainers, gameday concussion protocol and procedures, and return to participation guidelines. Keywords: American football
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LA - en SN - 1556-3316 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15563316231177207 ID - ref1 ER -