NEW CONCUSSION PROTOCOLS
In our sport the welfare and safety of participants and horses is of paramount importance, as such a new concussion protocol has been released for immediate implementation for all eventing activities with a strong recommendation that these be applied to all events..
Purpose:
The intention of these guidelines is to assist organising committees and technical officials as to the provision of medical care at eventing competitions consistent with the rules for eventing.
Where a conflict exists between the rules and the guidelines the provisions of the rules shall prevail.
Concussion Protocol
In the event of a fall where impact to the head is suspected the rider should be assessed for concussion using the SCAT 5 tool-in the event that concussion is diagnosed then a mandatory suspension from competition for 21 days will apply. If there is any doubt then, on request, the competitor can be re-examined after 2 hours and if concussed the mandatory suspension will be imposed
- Doctors / Paramedics must advise officials at the event of any concussions
- Officials will advise rider (or guardian) of the suspension applying and will issue a concussion card to the person monitoring the rider.
- Riders can have mandatory suspensions reduced or removed by providing written confirmation from a Medical Practitioner that they are completely symptom free.
- Officials will advise Kirsty Pasto ([email protected]) of the concussion occurring and a record of the concussion will be kept centrally and circulated with the sanctions list weekly to state eventing co-ordinators for the purpose of managing the suspension
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