Concussion survey

An estimated 1.6 to 3.8 million concussions are reported each year in the United States. According to a recent UK study, nearly 50% of elite rugby players show changes in brain volume following repeated head impacts. Appropriate concussion management is essential for athletes’ health and long-term outcomes.

The “Concussion Survey” aimed to assess the level of knowledge among healthcare professionals, athletes, and coaches regarding the occurrence and management of concussions, in order to develop training programmes tailored to the needs of both practitioners and athletes based on the results.

To this end, a questionnaire of approximately thirty questions was widely distributed (by email, newsletters, social media, and the website) within the ReFORM network. In total, more than 2,000 questionnaires were collected.

Educational resources on concussion

If you are looking for resources on concussion, you can find them below :

• Concussion Toolkit (Quebec Association of Sports and Exercise Physicians)

• Professional resources (Parachute Canada)

• Université Laval MOOC: Concussion: prevention, detection and management in my setting

• IOC consensus statement on concussion management in sport

Concussion assessment tools

If you are looking for concussion assessment tools in sport, please refer to our resources:

• SCAT6 and Child SCAT6

• CRT6

• SCOAT6 and Child SCOAT6