“The influence of athletic trainers on the incidence and management of concussions in high school athletes,” selected as Outstanding Research Manuscript for the Journal of Athletic Training
We are please to announce that Timothy A. McGuine, PhD, ATC, and Alison Brooks, MD, MPH had their study, “The influence of athletic trainers on the incidence and management of concussions in high school athletes,” selected as the Outstanding Research Manuscript for the Journal of Athletic Training.
Their study looked to determine how the presence of an Athletic Trainer (AT) affects the reporting and management of sport-related concussions (SRCs). A total of 2459 (female = 37.5%, age = 16.1 ± 1.2 years) athletes from 31 Wisconsin high schools were categorized as having low availability (LoAT), mid availability (MidAT), or high availability (HiAT) of ATs. Athletic trainers recorded the incidence, days lost from sport, and post-concussion management through return to sport.
The team concluded that the level of AT availability positively influenced the reported incidence of SRCs as well as post-concussion management activities in this sample of high schools.
Other authors include Eric G. Post, PhD, ATC; Scott J. Hetzel, MS; and Steven P. Broglio, PhD, ATC