Recommendations for policy development regarding sport-related concussion prevention and management in Canada.

نویسندگان

  • Pierre Frémont
  • Lindsay Bradley
  • Charles H Tator
  • Jill Skinner
  • Lisa K Fischer
چکیده

The Canadian Concussion Collaborative (CCC) is composed of health-related organisations concerned with the recognition, treatment and management of concussion. Its mission is to create synergy between organisations concerned with concussion to improve education and implementation of best practices for the prevention and management of concussions. Each of the organisations that constitute the CCC has endorsed two recommendations that address the need for relevant authorities to develop policies about concussion management in sports. The recommendations were developed to support advocacy for regulations, policies or legislation to improve concussion prevention and management at all levels of sport.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • British journal of sports medicine

دوره 49 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015