title: National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement: management of sport concussion.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide athletic trainers, physicians, and other health care professionals with best-practice guidelines for the management of sport-related concussions.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  An estimated 3.8 million concussions occur each year in the United States as a result of sport and physical activity. Athletic trainers are commonly the first medical providers available onsite to identify and evaluate these injuries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The recommendations for concussion management provided here are based on the most current research and divided into sections on education and prevention, documentation and legal aspects, evaluation and return to play, and other considerations.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Broglio
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Cantu
authors.forename: Gerard A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Gioia
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Guskiewicz
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kutcher
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palm
authors.forename: Tamara C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Valovich McLeod
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D004282:Documentation; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011482:Protective Devices; D019876:Sports Equipment; D014481:United States