CEREBROSPINALECTOMYSideline, under-fourteens. Coach: "He is fine. He is talking." Me: "So was everybody I have ever admitted." Coach: "He walked off by himself." Me: "That is not a test. That is a floor." What's your version? Send this to a coach you actually trust.
EXPLAINED (ACCURACY-CHECKED)
Being conversant and ambulatory does not exclude concussion; loss of consciousness occurs in only a minority of concussions and symptoms may be delayed, which is why sideline removal is based on suspicion rather than on the athlete's apparent function.
Established concussion knowledge: LOC occurs in a minority of cases, symptoms may be delayed, and removal is suspicion-based.
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