Concussion management in children
Date Published:
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Duration:
23:05
Stephen Kara talks about concussion management in children. Stephen has an interest in sports related concussion and has commenced work at Axis Sports Medicine Clinic, focussing on the assessment and management of community based concussion.
Stephen is in his 9th season as doctor for The Blues Super Rugby Team, having been involved with rugby medicine since 2004. He has held previous roles with Auckland Rugby and has travelled as team doctor for NZ Under 19 Teams and Māori All Blacks. He works full-time within the realm of rugby medicine, is an educator for World Rugby in pitch-side immediate care and is Chairman of Sports Medicine NZ.
Topics:
- How do we define a concussion in a child?
- What signs and symptoms make us think concussion in a child?
- Red flags that require immediate referral for hospitalisation.
- What children should be removed from play and for how long? Should a child that has been removed ever be allowed back on that day?
- Which children need referral to a medical for assessment and when should this assessment occur?
- Rest, recover, return is the catch phrase in concussion management.
Take home messages
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Resources
- Sports Concussion in NZ National Guidelines ACC
- ACC concussion resources
- Concussion recognition tool - BMJ
- Child SCAT5
Presenter
Stephen Kara
FRNZCGP, Dip Sports Med, M Phil (Hons)
To contact Stephen Click here.
This presentation is intended for qualified health practitioners professional development and should not be relied upon for any other purpose. Any opinions offered are those of the presenter or other speaker and do not necessarily represent the views of Goodfellow Unit.