Table of Contents
Contributors
Preface
Pt. 1 Primary Concerns
1 Preparation 3
2 Approach to the Downed Athlete 6
3 Airway 9
4 Breathing 19
5 Circulation 22
6 Head Injuries in the Athlete 26
7 Anaphylaxis 32
8 Asthma and Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm 36
9 Chest Pain 41
10 Facial Injury 44
11 Dental Injuries 54
12 Eye Injury 60
13 Chest Trauma 70
14 Abdominal Trauma 83
15 Genitourinary Injury 88
16 Lacerations, Suturing, and Sunburn 96
17 Environmental Injury 106
Pt. 2 Orthopedic Concerns
18 Fractures 119
19 Emergency Splinting and Bracing 143
20 Cervical Spine Injury 157
21 Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Injury 165
22 Finger, Hand, and Wrist Injuries 176
23 Acute Elbow Injuries 184
24 Acute Shoulder Injuries 192
25 Hip Injury 200
26 Knee Injuries 212
27 Ankle and Achilles Tendon Injuries 224
28 Foot and Toe Injuries 237
29 Contusions 253
Pt. 3 Sports- and Event-Specific Concerns
30 Baseball and Softball 259
31 Basketball 269
32 Bicycling (Road and Mountain Biking) 273
33 Boxing 282
34 Extreme Sports 290
35 Football 295
36 Golf 299
37 Gymnastics 305
38 Hockey 308
39 Marathon 314
40 Martial Arts 325
41 Motorsports Medicine 331
42 Performing Arts 336
43 Rugby 342
44 Scuba Diving 345
45 Search and Rescue/Wilderness Medicine 350
46 Soccer 355
47 Skiing and Snowboarding 362
48 Surfing 367
49 Swimming and Diving 376
50 Tennis 380
51 Track and Field 385
52 Triathlon and Duathlon 388
53 Volleyball 394
54 Wrestling 397
Pt. 4 General Topics
55 Mass Gathering Medical Care 405
56 Ethics and Sports Medicine 416
57 Legal Issues for the Team Physician 420
58 The Psychology of Injury 425
Pt. 5 Appendixes
59 The Team Physician's Bag 433
60 Athletic Trainer's Kit 436
61 Emergency Medical Supplies 438
62 Incident Command System 442
63 Emergency Action Plan 445
64 Emergency Cardiac Care: Algorithm 447
65 Out-of-Hospital Use of AEDs: Algorithm 448
Glossary 449
Index 453
-DESCRIPTION-
A concise handbook of emergent care for sports injuries. 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
-KEY FEATURES-
*Designed to help with sideline management of sports injuries
*Includes ICD codes
*Focus on emergency and immediate sideline care
*Bulleted lists offering quickly accessible information
*Well-organized format
*Forms for 'disaster plans'
*Tables of emergency supplies needed for various sports
*Patient information sheets
*Emphasis on 'return to play'
