Under the joint program, in addition to ongoing education, research and medical response protocols already in place in the CFL, medical staffs of various CFL teams started using the King-Devick Test in training camps this summer and will continue throughout the 2015 season.
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The K-D Test is a sideline concussion screening examination based on eye-movement that is being used in regular-season CFL games in addition to the established sideline concussion examination.
During a K-D Test sideline exam, a player suspected of having suffered head trauma reads single-digit numbers displayed on cards or on a tablet computer to test eye movement. The player’s response time is then compared to his preseason baseline time.
The K-D Test, in addition to a full medical evaluation, will help diagnose a concussion that subsequently would remove a player from play, the leagues said.
The NFL will contribute funding to help determine whether the K-D Test, a two-minute exam, improves the ability to diagnose concussions.
