Concussion Rule in Ohio

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by asdf

The duty to send him out is only kicks in when the official observes the symptoms. (or coach, trainer, doctor, administrator...etc)

What you saw may be different than what an official saw.

In the end, you may be 100% correct that the player was concussed. However you cannot prove what anyone saw with their own eyes.

I'm not trying to prove what they saw. I'm saying that if symptoms of a concussion are apparent from the stands and are not observed by the crew, the term negligence comes to mind. That's not a term you want to hear when you have a legal obligation.

Of course, the greater responsibility under the law would be held by the trainer who saw enough of an apparent concussion symptom to give a concussion assessment yet failed to do his legal duty to prevent the player from returning.