Emergency medical management in football By Dr. Atharva Pingulkar(PT)

Sports related concussion (SRC) is often caused by trauma for eg. ‘a direct blow to the head’, which ‘impairs the neurological function’ (McCrory, et al. 2017). The concussion guidelines in all the sports have been made very strict and are given much importance, with allowance of concussion substitutes. High speed and contact sports, such as football and rugby, have high prevalence of sports related concussion (SRC) (Price, Mallioras and Hubson, 2012). In the USA, for one year, about 200.000 to 300.000 sports concussions have been diagnosed (Price, Mallioras and Hubson, 2012).

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