Évaluation des connaissances autour de la commotion cérébrale dans le rugby amateur du comité Midi-Pyrénées

One hundred and sixty-three subjects (37 players and 126 staff members) of 47 clubs were included. For all subjects, the loss of conscious was a symptom of concussion but only 61% could give 3 others symptoms. The risk of a second accident during days after concussion was known by 95%. About primary care, 50% did not look for cervical spine accident just after brain concussion and 22% thought that concussed athletes could finish the game. A majority of our study population (89%) would not leave alone an injured player after the trauma. This study shows some deficiencies in identification of concussion. The questions about primary care indicate some problems that can cause additional accident.