Zero tolerance: The future of head injury in sports

摘要

Concussion is a common type of brain injury caused by impact forces to the head following intentional or unintentional collisions. All sports, whether they are team sports (eg, football, rugby and ice hockey), or individual sports (eg, horse riding, skiing or boxing) have finite risk of a concussion injury, which should be reduced as much as possible if the potential for long-term problems is to be avoided. Concussion must be recognised quickly and treated appropriately; however, the most important aspect of medical management is the timing of the return to play decision.