naa a22 4500 510740472 CHVBK 20180411083026.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11845-012-0846-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11845-012-0846-1 Concussion among under 20 rugby union players in Ireland: incidence, attitudes and knowledge [Elektronische Daten] [J. Baker, B. Devitt, J. Green, C. McCarthy] Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of concussion among a cohort of male under 20 rugby players and assess basic knowledge and attitudes. Methods: Under 20 age group, players were recruited from local clubs as well as the national academy system. Players were asked to report on their history of concussion as well as a number of factors regarding their recognition of symptoms and behaviours regarding the diagnosis of concussion. Results: 133 players responded (95% response rate). Players could list a mean of 2.6 concussion related symptoms. 64 reported sustaining at least one concussion (average 2.25) and 36 sought medical attention following a concussion. 61 said that they would report suffering a concussion to their coach while 32 would report it to a ‘team physiotherapist' or doctor. 114 believed that concussion is as serious as other rugby injuries and 100 believe that playing on while concussed could lead to long-term medical problems. Conclusions: Further educational efforts are required in this age group of rugby union players to reduce the risk of unnecessary secondary injury. Coaches, managers and players alike need to be targeted in any educational program. Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 2012 Rugby union nationallicence Brain concussion nationallicence Head injury nationallicence Sports nationallicence Baker J. School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland aut Devitt B. Medical Department, Irish Rugby Football Union, 10-12 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4, Ireland aut Green J. School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand aut McCarthy C. Medical Department, Irish Rugby Football Union, 10-12 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4, Ireland aut Irish Journal of Medical Science Springer-Verlag 182/1(2013-03-01), 121-125 0021-1265 182:1<121 2013 182 11845 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-012-0846-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-012-0846-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Baker J. School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Devitt B. Medical Department, Irish Rugby Football Union, 10-12 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Green J. School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- McCarthy C. Medical Department, Irish Rugby Football Union, 10-12 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Irish Journal of Medical Science Springer-Verlag 182/1(2013-03-01), 121-125 0021-1265 182:1<121 2013 182 11845 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer