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Review
. 1994 Sep 15;50(4):801-8.

Concussions in sports: guidelines for return to competition

K E Leblanc  1
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  • PMID: 8079910
Review

Concussions in sports: guidelines for return to competition

K E Leblanc. Am Fam Physician. .

Abstract

Concussion is the most common head injury in sports. The injury ranges from a simple "ding" to prolonged loss of consciousness with amnesia. Proper grading of the severity of the injury is necessary to establish a protocol for deciding when to allow an athlete to return to his or her sport. This approach to concussions will minimize the risk of further, even fatal, complications.

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    McNabb JW. McNabb JW. Am Fam Physician. 1995 Mar;51(4):742. Am Fam Physician. 1995. PMID: 7887348 No abstract available.

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