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One more thing, just because they did it a certain way back in the day doesn't mean it was the right thing to do forever.
You really have a future as a soothsayer or medical psychic.
Tell, me what part of my body is injured right now, and what do you advise?
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Anytime this topic comes up, it's apparent many people have not even lightly educated themselves on the topic. Anybody who plays sports where a concussion is possible, or have children who ride or race, should at least take 20 minutes out of their lives and educate themselves on the subject.
Here's a little blog I wrote last year on the subject if anybody wants to check it out. http://www.vitalmx.com/community/Hank-Thrill,12208/blog/03/15/2011/entry/3267
is that what the intention is or is safety the intention ?
Thing is safety isn't rewarded in this sport so if you do decide to get checked out you need to understand you might not get the answer you want.
If he was unconscious when he was still just after the crash, then he absolutely should be examined, and should not have ridden the LCQ/main. IMO, anyone taking a hit like that on the head should be required to be seen by the medical crew.
If he was just taking a little rest while lying there in the middle of that section.........
Unbelievable. 2 pages of diagnosticians and you have no fuckin idea if he was even k.o'd?
Your sitting behind a keyboard watching it on TV "oh he must of had a concussion with a hit like that, he should have sat out"?
To tell the truth, I'm a little stunned i've been called uneducated by a canadian, eh?
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A brief history about myself. I have been to every SX/MX for the past ten tears as the head Athletic Trainer for the Asterisk Mobile Medical Center. I picked up Reed in Dallas as well as Rokzen in Phoenix last year. I was the first one to James Marshalls side when he was paralyzed as well as the one who held Jason Ciarletta as he laid on track fighting to live. I understand as does the rest of the Asterisk medical team what this sport can give as well as take away. We are a part-time group of dedicated medical professionals who often times take vacation or non-paid days to help provide a much needed service to a sport we are truly passionate about.
I encourage everyone here who has an opinion or has blasted us to read the consensus statement on concussions in sport from the Zurich conference.
http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/43/Suppl_1/i76.full?sid=6a95a58d-2291-41a7-…
This has become the foundation by which all concussion management protocols will be built on. It is the information that we used to help design our concussion management protocol.
Now to hopefully clear some things up.
Not every blow to the head is going to produce concussion signs or symptoms. If this were true football players would need to be checked every play and boxers after every punch to the head.
(This is for the doctor who chimed in about grading the concussion. There will no longer be grade classifications of concussions ie. grade 1,2,3)
If an athlete is suspected of having a concussion an appropriately trained healthcare professional can perform a sideline assessment to determine if further testing is needed.
If further testing is needed that rider will have to go to the Asterisk Medical Center where they will undergo a SCAT2 evaluation and further work up by healthcare professional.
If a rider refuses to abide by the recommendations of the Chief Medical Officer(CMO) they WILL NOTt be able to compete.
No longer will riders be able to sign release of liability waivers.
if a rider passes all tests and is cleared by CMO they will be allowed to return to competition. This rider will continue to be monitored during competition and black flagged if needed.
If a rider is determined to have a concussion the rider must demonstrate proof of having taken a neuropsychological exam ImPACT test as well as an extertional gradiated exercise protoco before being cleared by CMO.
Currently for SX riders are not required to have a baseline test but must take test in order to return to ride.
Hopefully this information helps tone down some of the remarks I have read here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8vXBMiJ3ys
If you watch this you see he clearly never went to sleep. Now, I am not saying he didnt have a concussion, but he did not go out. Looked more to me like the way a rider reacts when they knock the wind out of themselves...
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