head injuries

Uruguayan mid­field­er stirs debate about con­cus­sions in soc­cer (The Globe and Mail):

“The team doc­tor stepped away from his patient and motioned to the coach­es on the far side­line. He rolled his hands one over the oth­er, the sig­nal that the stum­bling play­er beside him, Uruguay mid­field­er Álvaro Pereira, would have to be substituted.

In many sports, Pereira’s day would have been over. [Read more…] about Need­ed: Clear pro­to­cols to deal with soc­cer-relat­ed concussions