This is a concise handbook of emergent care for sports injuries. It is written for sports medicine physicians, internists, and family physicians who need immediate access to treatment information in the clinic, emergency department, training room, or on the sidelines. Emphasis is placed on emergency and sideline care along with return to play treatment. This necessary resource features a wealth of tables and illustrations as well as lists of emergency supplies needed in various sports.
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Sports Injuries and Emergencies: A Quick Response ManualPrimary Concerns 1. Preparation 2. Approach to the downed athlete 3. Airway 4. Breathing 5. Circulation 6. Head injury and concussion 7. Anaphylaxis 8. Asthma and bronchospasm 9. Acute chest pain 10. Facial 11. Dental 12. Eye 13. Chest trauma 14. Abdominal trauma 15. Genitourinary 16. Skin Injury and suturing 17. Environmental Injury (Heat, Cold, Altitude, Barotrauma) Orthopedic Concerns 18. Fracture 19. Emergency splinting 20. Cervical spine 21. Thoracic and lumbar 22. Hand / finger 23. Elbow 24. Shoulder 25. Hip 26. Knee 27. Ankle & Achilles 28. Foot / toe 29. Muscle contusion Sports and event specific concerns 30. Baseball and Softball 31. Basketball 32. Bicycling 33. Boxing 34. "Extreme" Sports 35. Football 36. Golf 37. Gymnastics 38. Hockey 39. Marathon and shorter runs 40. Martial Arts 41. Motor sports 42. Performing Arts 43. Rugby 44. Scuba 45. Search and rescue 46. Soccer 47. Snow Skiing and Boarding 48. Surfing Sam Sunshine49. Swimming and Diving 50. Tennis 51. Track and field 52. Triathlon 53. Volleyball 54. Wrestling 55. Spectator care 56. Ethics and sports medicine 57. Legal Issues 58. The Psychology of Injury Appendices 59. Physician's Bag 60. Trainers Kit 61. Emergency Medical supplies 62. Incident Command System 63. Emergency Action Plans 64. Emergency Cardiac Care Algorithm 65. AED Algorithm
