Sports Medicine: "Concussion"
Abstract
- What is concussion? - How do you diagnose concussion? - What are the complications of concussion? - If a schoolboy is concussed at rugby,for how long should he avoid contoct sport before resuming? Do you know the answers to these vexing questions? Anybody treating South African rugby players will be confronted by these questions at sometime. Rugby is not the only sport where head injuries occur so this is an area where all primary care health workers will have to offer input at some time in their careers.
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