Based on the “suspect and protect” principle, this system will provide a data-driven assessment of any player who has suffered a head injury and recommendations for return to play from experts in this type of injury.
FIFA recalled that, at its suggestion, the International Board (IFAB) approved that teams may make one concussion substitution per match, which can be made regardless of the number of substitutions made up to that time.
He also pointed out that among the new measures that will be applied during the World Cup are the instant replay tablet, which will allow the doctors of the national teams to see how an injury has occurred, and the figures of the FIFA medical coordinator and the injury observer .
The former will be present at each stadium to supervise services on the pitch and the latter will also make use of video replays, allowing him to alert the FIFA medical coordinator of any potential serious injury.
The seminar, conducted by Dr. Andrew Massey, Director of FIFA’s Medical Branch, included a course on emergency medicine for FIFA competitions and a presentation of all the medical services that will be available during the World Cup.
The participants visited the medical facilities dedicated to the players and inspected the critical care ambulances that will be used in Qatar, where all venues will have standardized medical facilities and equipment to facilitate their use by team doctors.
The federations’ doctors received the new FIFA emergency kits, which include an automatic external defibrillator, and have the necessary material to deal with any situation that requires advanced life support.
The entrance Qatar 2022 to debut concussion diagnostic and rehabilitation service was first published in diary TODAY.
