Main description:

For more than a decade, Sports Emergency Care: A Team Approach has filled a void in athletic training education on the subject of emergency care. Now, this updated Third Edition continues to pave the way to prepare athletic training students beyond traditional first aid training as well as providing specific information on emergency situations in sports for emergency medical services (EMS) professionals.

In this updated Third Edition, Dr. Robb S. Rehberg and Dr. Jeff G. Konin, along with their 13 contributors, have created a resource that can be used in athletic training education programs as a core text in a sports emergency care course; a supplemental text in several courses that address immediate care within an athletic training education curriculum; and it can be used by EMS educators in developing continuing education programs for prehospital providers.

Some of the topics included in the Third Edition:
* Assessment of Sports Emergencies
* Cardiovascular Emergencies
* Management of Traumatic Brain Injury
* Fractures and Soft Tissue Injuries
* Managing Mental Health Emergencies
* Care of Athletes with Disabilities
* Emergencies in Sports for the Aging Athlete

Instructors in educational settings can visit www.efacultylounge.com for additional materials to be used for teaching in the classroom.

Regardless of discipline, it is important for all health care providers caring for ill or injured athletes to be knowledgeable and proficient in managing sports emergencies. This ability can only be achieved through preparation and practice, and Sports Emergency Care: A Team Approach, Third Edition continues to be a groundbreaking text that gives access to the essential resources health care providers need to address sports emergencies. This includes but is not limited to athletic trainers, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, and physicians.

Contents:

Dedication

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Contributing Authors

Preface

Foreword by Ronnie P. Barnes, MS, ATC

Chapter 1 Introduction to Sports Emergency Care

Robb S. Rehberg, PhD, ATC, NREMT

Chapter 2 Preparing for Sports Emergencies

Robb S. Rehberg, PhD, ATC, NREMT and Jim Kyle, MD, FACSM

Chapter 3 Assessment of Sports Emergencies

Robb S. Rehberg, PhD, ATC, NREMT

Chapter 4 Airway Management and Breathing

Robb S. Rehberg, PhD, ATC, NREMT

Chapter 5 Cardiovascular Emergencies

Robb S. Rehberg, PhD, ATC, NREMT

Chapter 6 Care Concepts in Management of the Spine-Injured Athlete

Ron Courson, ATC, PT, NRAEMT, CSCS;

Robb S. Rehberg, PhD, ATC, NREMT; and Michele J. Monaco, DSc, ATC

Chapter 7 Unconsciousness and Seizures

David A. Middlemas, EdD, ATC, CCISM

Chapter 8 Management of Traumatic Brain Injury

Casey Christy, MA, ATC, CSCS

Chapter 9 Injuries to the Thoracic Region

Michael A. Prybicien, MA, ATC, PES, CES

Chapter 10 Abdominal and Pelvic Injuries

David A. Middlemas, EdD, ATC, CCISM

Chapter 11 Fractures and Soft Tissue Injuries

Michael A. Prybicien, MA, ATC, PES, CES and

Louis Rizio III, MD

Chapter 12 General Medical Emergencies

John L. Davis, MS, ATC

Chapter 13 Environmental Emergencies

Rebecca M. Lopez, PhD, ATC, CSCS

Chapter 14 Managing Mental Health Emergencies

Eileen Lubeck, PsyD

Chapter 15 Emergency Care Considerations for the Pediatric and Youth Athlete

Rebecca M. Lopez, PhD, ATC, CSCS and

Jeff G. Konin, PhD, ATC, PT, FACSM, FNATA

Chapter 16 Care of Athletes With Disabilities

Aaron Rubin, MD, FAAFP, FACSM and

Lauren M. Simon, MD, MPH, FACSM, FAAFP

Chapter 17 Emergencies in Sports for the Aging Athlete

David Pezzullo, MS, PT, SCS, ATC

Appendix Equipment Removal Techniques

Financial Disclosures

Index