Structured Head Injury Safety Flow
Step-by-step safety screen
A systematic training flow for mechanism, life threats, red flags, concussion recognition, removal, escalation and documentation. It does not reproduce or certify World Rugby HIA1.
If in doubt, sit them out.
Step 1 of 9
Scene Safety & Mechanism
Identify what happened and whether the scene is safe.
Why this matters
A high-energy mechanism or unsafe environment may indicate serious injury and risk to responders.
Is there a significant head impact, fall, collision, rotation, trampling risk, cycling crash or secondary injury risk?
Pitfall
Going straight to symptom questions and missing the mechanism.