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Concussion
Laura Purcell, Jamie Kissick and John Rizos
CMAJ August 06, 2013 185 (11) 981; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.120511
Laura Purcell
The Canadian Paediatric Society (Purcell); the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (Purcell, Kissick, Rizos); the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (Rizos), Ottawa, Ont.; and ThinkFirst Canada (Kissick), Toronto, Ont.
MDJamie Kissick
The Canadian Paediatric Society (Purcell); the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (Purcell, Kissick, Rizos); the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (Rizos), Ottawa, Ont.; and ThinkFirst Canada (Kissick), Toronto, Ont.
MDJohn Rizos
The Canadian Paediatric Society (Purcell); the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (Purcell, Kissick, Rizos); the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (Rizos), Ottawa, Ont.; and ThinkFirst Canada (Kissick), Toronto, Ont.
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Concussion
Laura Purcell, Jamie Kissick, John Rizos
CMAJ Aug 2013, 185 (11) 981; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.120511
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- Loss of consciousness is not required to have a concussion
- Tools to evaluate concussion include the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 3 (SCAT3) and the ChildSCAT3
- Imaging is not necessary to diagnose concussion
- The keystone of management is rest
- Return to activity should be gradual and follow a medically supervised stepwise exertion protocol
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