The fact that only six in ten physicians in both groups
felt confident in diagnosing concussion, and that only between 3 in 10 and 1 in 3
felt confident in concussion management, is a cause for concern, especially given the findings in a 2011 Children's Hospital Boston study4 that physicians are involved in the assessment of almost 60 % of concussions in U.S. high schools in schools with at least one athletic
trainer on staff, and
make half of the return to play decisions.