Legal landscape on concussion liabilities may be shifting
October 6, 2017
Legal landscape on concussion liabilities may be shifting
It seems as though almost weekly, we receive newly published information or reported decisions that appear to confirm how very little we know about the true impact of head injuries within a sport context.
Amateur and professional athletes who have suffered a concussion are generally allowed to return to sport after they complete a graded exercise protocol that focuses on concussion symptoms, which is referred to as the return to play (RTP) protocol. The Public Health Agency of Canada recently published the Canadian Guideline on Concussion in Sport outlining these protocols, which provide recommendations – aimed at amateur participants – on "the recognition, medical diagnosis, and management of athletes who sustain a suspected concussion during a sport activity."
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