A comparison of concussion assessment and management protocols used by medical personnel at elite taekwondo tournaments in the Republic of Korea and the United States

IF 1.4 3区医学 Q3 SPORT SCIENCES

Archives of Budo Pub Date : 2012-01-12 DOI:10.12659/AOB.882259

Gabriel P. Fife, R. Harter

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Abstract

BackgroundLittleisknownabouttheassessmentandmanagementprotocolsusedbytaekwondotournamentmedicalper- sonneltoevaluateconcussions.�Thepurposeofthisstudywastocomparethemethodsusedbymedicalperson- nelintheRepublicofKoreaandtheUnitedStatestoassessandmanageconcussionssustainedatelitetaekwon- dotournaments. �:� Between�2006�and�2008, pencil-and-paperquestionnaireswereadministeredto�18�medicalpersonnelproviding� sportsmedicineservicesatthreenational-leveltaekwondotournamentsinSouthKorea,�andatonenational-lev- eltaekwondotournamentintheUnitedStates. � Results:� Fourof�11�SouthKoreanmedicalpersonnel�(36%)�heldregisterednursing�(RN)�credentials,�fourwerephysical� therapists�(36%),�andthree�(27%)�wereemergencymedicaltechnicians�(EMTs).�Incomparison,�2�of�7�American� medicalpersonnelwerephysicians�(29%),�twowerecertifiedathletictrainers�(29%),�twowereEMTs�(29%),�and� onewasaphysicaltherapist�(14%).�OftheSouthKoreanmedicalpersonnel,�55%�hadlessthan�1�yearexperience� servingasmedicalprovidersattaekwondotournaments.�Incontrast,�71%�oftheAmericanmedicalpractitioners� hadgreaterthanorequalto�5�yearsofexperienceservingasmedicalpersonnelattaekwondotournaments,�with� themajorityreportinggreaterthan�10�yearsofexperienceatnationalleveltaekwondotournaments.�Bothgroups� reportedusingsymptomschecklistsandclinicalexaminationastheirprincipalmethodsofconcussionassessment. � Conclusions:� Werecommendthattaekwondonationalgoverningbodiesassignmedicalpersonnelwhohaveextensivedirectex- periencewiththesportoftaekwondotoprovidemedicalservicesatnational-leveltournaments.

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韩国和美国精英跆拳道锦标赛中医务人员使用的脑震荡评估和管理方案的比较

BackgroundLittleisknownabouttheassessmentandmanagementprotocolsusedbytaekwondotournamentmedicalper——sonneltoevaluateconcussions。本研究的目的是比较韩国和美国医务人员在评估和管理跆拳道比赛中持续脑震荡时所采用的方法。在2006年至2008年期间，研究人员用铅笔和纸对18名为韩国三届国家级跆拳道锦标赛和美国国家级跆拳道锦标赛提供体育医疗服务的医务人员进行了问卷调查。结果:11名韩国医务人员中有4名(36%)持有注册护士(RN)证书，4名是物理治疗师(36%)，3名(27%)是紧急医疗技术人员(emt)。相比之下，7名美国医务人员中有2名是医生(29%)，2名是经过认证的运动教练(29%)，2名是emts(29%)， 1名是物理治疗师(14%)。��OftheSouthKoreanmedicalpersonnel, 55% hadlessthan�1�yearexperience�servingasmedicalprovidersattaekwondotournaments。相比之下，71%的美国医疗从业者“有超过5年的跆拳道锦标赛医疗人员经验”，其中“大多数人报告有超过10年的国家级跆拳道锦标赛经验”。�Bothgroups�reportedusingsymptomschecklistsandclinicalexaminationastheirprincipalmethodsofconcussionassessment。结论:我们建议跆拳道国家管理机构指派具有广泛的跆拳道运动直接经验的医务人员为国家级锦标赛提供医疗服务。

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