Managing head injury in non-elite field hockey and Australian football: a qualitative study
This study aimed to assess the current understanding of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in sport, and to identify existing management and return-to-play guidelines associated with these injuries, in non-elite field hockey and Australian rules football. Qualitative...
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2005
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| author | McManus, Alexandra Gray, N. Gauci, R. |
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| description | This study aimed to assess the current understanding of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in sport, and to identify existing management and return-to-play guidelines associated with these injuries, in non-elite field hockey and Australian rules football. Qualitative research methods were used to assess the current understanding of brain injury, and the usual management procedures and return-to-play guidelines associated with mTBI in two sports. The results indicate that no team had a standardised procedure for the management of head or brain injury in their sport. Findings from the study indicate that the management of head injury was variable, and assessments were made based on the level of expertise of the person managing each injury. The assessments were subjective in nature, and there were no evidence-based guidelines available for the management of mTBI to any of the respondents in this study. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-414252017-01-30T14:51:18Z Managing head injury in non-elite field hockey and Australian football: a qualitative study McManus, Alexandra Gray, N. Gauci, R. Public Health Association of Australia concussion Australian football injury prevention field hockey mild traumatic brain injury This study aimed to assess the current understanding of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in sport, and to identify existing management and return-to-play guidelines associated with these injuries, in non-elite field hockey and Australian rules football. Qualitative research methods were used to assess the current understanding of brain injury, and the usual management procedures and return-to-play guidelines associated with mTBI in two sports. The results indicate that no team had a standardised procedure for the management of head or brain injury in their sport. Findings from the study indicate that the management of head injury was variable, and assessments were made based on the level of expertise of the person managing each injury. The assessments were subjective in nature, and there were no evidence-based guidelines available for the management of mTBI to any of the respondents in this study. 2005 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41425 Sports Medicine Australia restricted |
| spellingShingle | concussion Australian football injury prevention field hockey mild traumatic brain injury McManus, Alexandra Gray, N. Gauci, R. Managing head injury in non-elite field hockey and Australian football: a qualitative study |
| title | Managing head injury in non-elite field hockey and Australian football: a qualitative study |
| title_full | Managing head injury in non-elite field hockey and Australian football: a qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Managing head injury in non-elite field hockey and Australian football: a qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Managing head injury in non-elite field hockey and Australian football: a qualitative study |
| title_short | Managing head injury in non-elite field hockey and Australian football: a qualitative study |
| title_sort | managing head injury in non-elite field hockey and australian football: a qualitative study |
| topic | concussion Australian football injury prevention field hockey mild traumatic brain injury |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41425 |