Brain trauma guidelines

The Brain Trauma Foundation has made freely available their Guidelines on traumatic brain injury and coma, as well as checklists and videos on concussion. The goal of the BTF is to better educate coaches, nurses, athletes, parents and all citizens about the importance of recognizing concussions and taking the appropriate steps to ensure people receive appropriate care. Research has proven that all brain damage does not occur at the moment of impact but rather evolves over the ensuing hours and days after the initial injury, due to brain swelling and inadequate oxygen and blood flow to the injured brain.