IQVIA, Durham, NC.
National Football League, New York, NY.
J Athl Train. 2019 Aug;54(8):852-857. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-181-19. Epub 2019 Aug 15.
To assist sideline medical staff and to augment detection of concussion in National Football League (NFL) players during preseason and regular season games via the use of certified athletic trainer (ATC) spotters.
Detecting concussive injuries in contact-sport athletes can be a challenging task for health care providers on the sideline. Over the past 8 years, professional sport leagues have begun to use additional sets of eyes (medical spotters along with video review) to help identify athletes with possible concussive injuries.
The NFL first began a program using spotters in 2011, and the ATC Spotter Program has undergone systematic enhancements each year. This article describes the evolution of the ATC Spotter Program, the requirements and training of its participants, and the program data available to date. Directions for future improvement and research are addressed.
The use of ATC spotters stationed in the broadcast booth has enhanced the real-time detection of concussed players in the NFL.
通过使用经过认证的运动训练师(ATC)现场观察员,协助边线医务人员,并在国家橄榄球联盟(NFL)球员的季前赛和常规赛中增强对脑震荡的检测。
对于场边的医疗服务提供者来说,检测接触性运动运动员的脑震荡损伤可能是一项具有挑战性的任务。在过去的 8 年中,职业体育联盟开始使用额外的“眼睛”(医疗现场观察员和视频审查)来帮助识别可能有脑震荡损伤的运动员。
NFL 于 2011 年首次开始使用现场观察员计划,ATC 现场观察员计划每年都在进行系统改进。本文描述了 ATC 现场观察员计划的演变、参与者的要求和培训,以及迄今为止可用的计划数据。还讨论了未来改进和研究的方向。
在广播转播席设置 ATC 现场观察员有助于提高 NFL 中脑震荡运动员的实时检测能力。