Print Comment
Kids with TBI Children with TBI

Keeping Youth Athletes Safe Whether on Rural or Urban Team Sidelines

Richard Ellenbogen, MD, FACS
Related Content: 
Heads Up: Brain Injury in Your Practice Toolkit
Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports
Working the Sidelines
ACTive: Free Concussion Training for Sports Coaches
Sports and Concussion: "When in Doubt, Sit It Out"
Opinion: Surgeon Tackles Brain Injury in Youth Sports
Game Changers
Finding a Balance: Sports and Safety
Dr. Julian Bailes: The Pros of Contact Sports
High Index of Concussion Suspicion Needed on the Sidelines
Should We Be Worried About Subconcussive Blows in Sports?
Just a Few Knocks on the Head: The Concussion Conundrum
The Next Big Steps to Help Prevent Sports-Related Concussions
No Need to Subject Kids to Repetitive Brain Trauma in Sports
Christopher Nowinski's Frightening Post-Concussive Symptoms
Christopher Nowinski on the Nuances of Brain Injury in Children
Decades Beyond the Three-Finger Test for Sports-Related Concussion
The Trickle-Down Effect of Making Sports Safer

Not every school or team has a medical expert or athletic trainer on the sidelines to test players after a suspected concussion. But there are simple guidelines and resources to help.

See all videos with Dr. Richard Ellenbogen.

Posted on BrainLine October 23, 2012.

Produced by Vicky Youcha, Ashley Gilleland, Justin Rhodes, and Erica Queen, BrainLine.

About the author: Richard Ellenbogen, MD, FACS

Richard Ellenbogen, MD is a University of Washington professor and chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery. He is chief and attending of neurological surgery, Harborview Medical Center and the co-chair of the NFL's Head, Neck, and Spine Committee.

Richard Ellenbogen