Getting tough on concussion: how welfare-driven law change may improve player safety—a Rugby Union experience
Martin Raftery, Ross Tucker, Éanna Falvey
Abstract
figure 1 Upright, high-risk tackle position (blue player), head injury risk profile, schematic representation of sanction implementation for high tackles and schematic of global concussion rates.
Topics & Concepts
SchematicConcussionWelfareRepresentation (politics)Physical medicine and rehabilitationPsychologyApplied psychologyPolitical scienceMedicineLawInjury preventionPoison controlEngineeringMedical emergencyPoliticsElectronic engineeringSports injuries and preventionTraumatic Brain Injury ResearchCardiovascular Effects of Exercise