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 * Concussions in Sport
 * After consideration I chose this article because I want to continue ti bring awareness and updated information about concussions in the world of sports.
 * My main focus is to update the Policies section pertaining to the different protocols of professional sports leagues.
 * Specifically I will be improving upon Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association sections

Sources:
Norris, Julie. “Home.” All Concussion, 25 June 2016, allconcussion.com/2016/06/concussion-guidelines-for-baseball/.

Rossman-Reich, Philip. “NBA Concussion Protocol Explained.” FanSided, FanSided, 6 June 2016, fansided.com/2016/06/06/nba-concussion-protocol-explained/.

Major League Baseball

 * If a player sustains a concussion, or is suspected to, play is stopped and the player’s injury is assessed.
 * A Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) can evaluate and treat a player during a game.
 * If the trainer seems that the player has sustained a concussion and seems that it is necessary, he or she can remove the player from the game and move to the clubhouse for further evaluation. The Team Physician may also evaluate the player in the clubhouse.
 * Player completes the SCAT3((Sport Concussion Assessment Tool, version 3)form in the clubhouse. If the player seems to not have sustained a concussion, he can return the game.The trainer can then evaluate the player throughout the entirety of the game after the injury occurs. If the player is thought to have a concussion, the team, the trainer, and team physician can determine whether to place the player on the 7-day or 10 day injured List (IL).
 * If a player on a 7-day concussion IL is still unable to return to play after nine days, he is automatically transferred to a 10-day IL.

National Basketball Association

 * After the player is diagnosed with a concussion, he us s removed from the game immediately and monitored to ensure his safety.
 * Following 24 hours, the player may then begin the return-to-play process, provided they have not shown any symptoms. The NBA player must then complete a series of exercises of increasing difficulty and display that he is at his baseline testing and without concussion symptoms after each test.
 * First the player must complete a workout on a stationary bike, then jogging, then agility drills, then non-contact team drills. After completing each step, the player will undergo testing and must not present any concussion symptoms to advance to the next activity.
 * If the player experiences any symptoms while doing these activities, he is shut down for the day. He will pick up with the last activity he completed the next day.
 * After completing the concussion protocol activities, the team physician meets with the director of the NBA Concussion Program, Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher, before clearing the player to play.
 * There is no set timetable for the concussion protocol. It can be completed very rapidly in nature or take a few weeks. Ultimately, I depends on the player and what type of symptoms he is experiencing. For example, Kevin Love he experienced a concussion in the 2016 NBA Finals. He was placed in the concussion protocol and was able to return to play in about a week.