The AFL has announced a new rule that will allow clubs to temporarily substitute a player for 20 minutes so they can be assessed for a possible concussion.
AFL doctors will diagnose concussion using repalys. Photo: Michael Dodge/Getty Images Source: HWT Image Library
AFL club doctors will view video replays during games to help them diagnose whether a player has suffered concussion in an on-field collision.
The sideline video reviews will be part of a club doctor's clinical assessment to determine if a player is fit to return to the field.
The AFL, which hosted the first day of a two-day Concussion in Football Conference at Etihad Stadium, announced several updated guidelines on concussion management.
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It confirmed that the AFL commission had approved an AFL Medical Officers' Association recommendation allowing clubs to use its substitute as an interchange player for 20 minutes while an injured player is assessed for concussion.
After the assessment, the club must activate the sub or return him to being a substitute.
The AFL is set to become the first professional sport in the world to implement new guidelines in competition from last year's International Conference on Concussion in Sport in Zurich.
AFL medical commissioner Dr Peter Harcourt said key features of the updated AFL guidelines included:
ANY player with a medically diagnosed concussion will not be allowed to return to play on the day of injury.
THE extensive Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 3 to determine whether a player is fit to return to play cannot take place for a minimum of 10 minutes after the on-field incident.
A player with any neurological symptoms or signs, video features of concussion and/or any evidence of a disturbance of mental state or cognitive function following trauma, can be considered to have concussion and must not return to play.
WHERE there is any suspicion of concussion, the player requires further evaluation including video footage review and assessment of symptoms, orientation, balance and cognitive function (SCAT3) prior to a final determination.
IF a player is cleared of a concussion following assessment, he can be allowed to return to play, but should be monitored for the duration of the game as concussion symptoms are dynamic and can evolve over time.
CLUB medical officers may be asked to provide full documentation of clinical assessments of concussion to the AFL medical directors for review. Full documentation will also be collected as part of on-going research.
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