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‘End HIA to curb brain injuries’

By PETER JACKSON
WORLD Rugby is being urged to eliminate the danger of ‘brain damaged’ players being sent back into action after medical attention.
Dr Barry O’Driscoll is calling for the Head Injury Assessment, the pitch side procedure known as HIA, to be scrapped, removing the risk of players suspected of concussion being cleared to continue.
“The HIA is not an objective test,’’ Dr O’Driscoll said. “If you need to take a player off for an HIA, then you need to keep him off. There is no point taking any risk with a player whose brain may have ...

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