The Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition (SCAT5): Background and rationale.

Journal: British journal of sports medicine

Volume: 51

Issue: 11

Year of Publication: 2017

Affiliated Institutions:  Concussion Care Clinic, University Orthopedics Centre, State College, Pennsylvania, USA. Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. The Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia. Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. University Health Services, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. University at Buffalo Concussion Management Clinic, UBMD Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Buffalo, New York, USA. The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Centre for Health and Rehabilitation Research Activity, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. NeuroTrauma Research Laboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. World Rugby, Dublin, Ireland. Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Department of Family Medicine, Carleton University Sport Medicine Clinic, University of Ottawa, International Paralympic Committee Medical Committee, Ottawa, Canada. Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Department of Neurology, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland. Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Ottawa Sport Medicine Centre, Ottawa, Canada. Department of Medical and Scientific, International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland. Institute of Sport Exercise and Health, University College Hospital, London, UK. Centre for Urgent and Emergency Care Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. The Sports Neurology Clinic, Brighton, Michigan, USA. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related TBI Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. Section Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.

Abstract summary 

This paper presents the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition (SCAT5), which is the most recent revision of a sport concussion evaluation tool for use by healthcare professionals in the acute evaluation of suspected concussion. The revision of the SCAT3 (first published in 2013) culminated in the SCAT5. The revision was based on a systematic review and synthesis of current research, public input and expert panel review as part of the 5th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Berlin in 2016. The SCAT5 is intended for use in those who are 13 years of age or older. The Child SCAT5 is a tool for those aged 5-12 years, which is discussed elsewhere.

Authors & Co-authors:  Echemendia Ruben J RJ Meeuwisse Willem W McCrory Paul P Davis Gavin A GA Putukian Margot M Leddy John J Makdissi Michael M Sullivan S John SJ Broglio Steven P SP Raftery Martin M Schneider Kathryn K Kissick James J McCrea Michael M Dvořák Jiří J Sills Allen K AK Aubry Mark M Engebretsen Lars L Loosemore Mike M Fuller Gordon G Kutcher Jeffrey J Ellenbogen Richard R Guskiewicz Kevin K Patricios Jon J Herring Stanley S

Study Outcome 

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Citations : 
Authors :  24
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097506
SSN : 1473-0480
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Athletic Injuries
Other Terms
Assessment;Brain Injury;Concussion;Sports
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Systemic Review
Country of Study
Publication Country
England