Christina Mack1, Emily Myers2, Ronnie Barnes3, Gary Solomon2,4, Allen Sills2. 1. IQVIA, Durham, NC. 2. National Football League, New York, NY. 3. New York Giants Football Club, East Rutherford, NJ. 4. Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assist sideline medical staff and to augment detection of concussion in National Football League (NFL) players during preseason and regular season games via the use of certified athletic trainer (ATC) spotters. BACKGROUND: Detecting concussive injuries in contact-sport athletes can be a challenging task for health care providers on the sideline. Over the past 8 years, professional sport leagues have begun to use additional sets of eyes (medical spotters along with video review) to help identify athletes with possible concussive injuries. DESCRIPTION: The NFL first began a program using spotters in 2011, and the ATC Spotter Program has undergone systematic enhancements each year. This article describes the evolution of the ATC Spotter Program, the requirements and training of its participants, and the program data available to date. Directions for future improvement and research are addressed. CLINICAL ADVANTAGES: The use of ATC spotters stationed in the broadcast booth has enhanced the real-time detection of concussed players in the NFL.
OBJECTIVE: To assist sideline medical staff and to augment detection of concussion in National Football League (NFL) players during preseason and regular season games via the use of certified athletic trainer (ATC) spotters. BACKGROUND: Detecting concussive injuries in contact-sport athletes can be a challenging task for health care providers on the sideline. Over the past 8 years, professional sport leagues have begun to use additional sets of eyes (medical spotters along with video review) to help identify athletes with possible concussive injuries. DESCRIPTION: The NFL first began a program using spotters in 2011, and the ATC Spotter Program has undergone systematic enhancements each year. This article describes the evolution of the ATC Spotter Program, the requirements and training of its participants, and the program data available to date. Directions for future improvement and research are addressed. CLINICAL ADVANTAGES: The use of ATC spotters stationed in the broadcast booth has enhanced the real-time detection of concussed players in the NFL.
Entities:
Keywords:
health and safety program; sports; video review
Authors: Andrew J Gardner; Grant L Iverson; Tanya N Quinn; Michael Makdissi; Christopher R Levi; Sandy R Shultz; David K Wright; Peter Stanwell Journal: Brain Inj Date: 2015-06-17 Impact factor: 2.311
Authors: Jared M Bruce; Ruben J Echemendia; Willem Meeuwisse; Michael G Hutchison; Mark Aubry; Paul Comper Journal: Br J Sports Med Date: 2017-04-04 Impact factor: 13.800
Authors: Ruben J Echemendia; Jared M Bruce; Willem Meeuwisse; Michael G Hutchison; Paul Comper; Mark Aubry Journal: Br J Sports Med Date: 2017-04-04 Impact factor: 13.800
Authors: Paul McCrory; Willem Meeuwisse; Jiří Dvořák; Mark Aubry; Julian Bailes; Steven Broglio; Robert C Cantu; David Cassidy; Ruben J Echemendia; Rudy J Castellani; Gavin A Davis; Richard Ellenbogen; Carolyn Emery; Lars Engebretsen; Nina Feddermann-Demont; Christopher C Giza; Kevin M Guskiewicz; Stanley Herring; Grant L Iverson; Karen M Johnston; James Kissick; Jeffrey Kutcher; John J Leddy; David Maddocks; Michael Makdissi; Geoff T Manley; Michael McCrea; William P Meehan; Shinji Nagahiro; Jon Patricios; Margot Putukian; Kathryn J Schneider; Allen Sills; Charles H Tator; Michael Turner; Pieter E Vos Journal: Br J Sports Med Date: 2017-04-26 Impact factor: 13.800
Authors: Nina Feddermann-Demont; Ruben J Echemendia; Kathryn J Schneider; Gary S Solomon; K Alix Hayden; Michael Turner; Jiří Dvořák; Dominik Straumann; Alexander A Tarnutzer Journal: Br J Sports Med Date: 2017-06 Impact factor: 13.800
Authors: Jon S Patricios; Clare L Ardern; Michael David Hislop; Mark Aubry; Paul Bloomfield; Carolyn Broderick; Patrick Clifton; Ruben J Echemendia; Richard G Ellenbogen; Éanna Cian Falvey; Gordon Ward Fuller; Julie Grand; Dallas Hack; Peter Rex Harcourt; David Hughes; Nathan McGuirk; Willem Meeuwisse; Jeffrey Miller; John T Parsons; Simona Richiger; Allen Sills; Kevin B Moran; Jenny Shute; Martin Raftery Journal: Br J Sports Med Date: 2018-03-02 Impact factor: 13.800
Authors: Christina D Mack; Gary Solomon; Tracey Covassin; Nicholas Theodore; Javier Cárdenas; Allen Sills Journal: Sports Health Date: 2021-04-19 Impact factor: 3.843