Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, UK.
J Sports Sci. 2021 Aug;39(15):1700-1708. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2021.1896455. Epub 2021 Mar 15.
Gaelic football (GF) is a high-impact sport and Sport-Related Concussion (SRC) is an issue within the game. Our aim was to evaluate the characteristics of Potential Concussive Events (PCEs) that occur in the Gaelic Athletic Association National Football League and extrapolate this data to reduce the incidence and severity of SRC. PCEs may or may not lead to a clinical diagnosis of SRC, but represent high-risk events and therefore may be a useful indicator. A video-analysis approach was undertaken to identify PCEs throughout two seasons of play using broadcast footage, and characteristics of each PCE were measured based on previously validated methods. A total of 242 PCEs were identified over 111 matches (2.18 per match, 58.14 per 1000 hours of exposure). PCEs were frequently not anticipated by the player (40.5%, n = 98). The most common impact locations were the mandibular region (33.1%, n = 80) and the temporal region (21.1%, n = 51), and the most frequently observed mechanism was hand/fist to head (27.3%, n = 66). A second-hit was observed in 34 PCEs (14.0%). The findings provide initial guidance for the development of player protection strategies to reduce the incidence and severity of SRC in Gaelic Football.
盖尔式足球（GF）是一项高冲击性的运动，运动相关性脑震荡（SRC）是该运动中的一个问题。我们的目的是评估盖尔运动协会国家足球联赛中潜在脑震荡事件（PCE）的特征，并推断这些数据以降低 SRC 的发生率和严重程度。PCE 可能导致或不导致 SRC 的临床诊断，但代表高风险事件，因此可能是一个有用的指标。使用广播镜头，采用视频分析方法在两个赛季的比赛中识别 PCE，并根据先前验证的方法测量每个 PCE 的特征。在 111 场比赛中识别出 242 个 PCE（每场 2.18 个，每 1000 小时暴露 58.14 个）。PCE 经常未被球员预料到（40.5%，n=98）。最常见的冲击部位是下颌区域（33.1%，n=80）和颞区（21.1%，n=51），最常见的观察到的机制是手/拳到头部（27.3%，n=66）。在 34 个 PCE 中观察到二次打击（14.0%）。研究结果为制定盖尔足球运动员保护策略提供了初步指导，以降低 SRC 的发生率和严重程度。
