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Letters World Cup concussion protocol

Concussion protocol in Iran-England match: to watch the ball or the footballer?

BMJ 2023; 380 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p138 (Published 19 January 2023) Cite this as: BMJ 2023;380:p138
  1. Alexis Demas, neurologist
  1. Groupe Hospitalier Jacques Monod, Montivilliers, France
  1. alexis.demas{at}yahoo.fr

Iacobucci reports that the brain injury charity Headway condemned the decision to allow Iran’s goalkeeper to continue playing after clashing heads with a teammate during the 2022 FIFA world cup.1 These world events bring unprecedented awareness to the management of concussion in football and, more generally, in sports where concussions are a common …

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