The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sports Institute Network (COPSIN) recently released its High Performance Sport-Related Concussion Guidelines.
The guidelines include information on:
- Concussion definition
- Sport concussion policy, protocol, and education
- Pre-season baseline (uninjured) neurological assessment
- Concussion recognition and removal from sport participation for medical evaluation
- Acute sport concussion assessment
- Sport concussion management
- Return to Sport
- Persistent symptoms
- Long-term effects
- Prevention strategies
- Retirement form sport considerations
- Parasport considerations
For more information, read the guidelines in English or French.
