F.A. Davis Company

Prepare athletic trainers to provide emergency treatment for acute sports-related injuries and illnesses in children, adolescents, and adults—on and off the field. Noted practitioners and educators address all aspects of the evaluation and management of the full-range of medical problems that may be encountered. From emergency evaluation and airway management through the major categories of injury, this timely text meets a critical need in the classroom and in practice.

• Presents real-life scenarios at the beginning of each chapter , opportunities for students to assess actual problems and consider appropriate intervention. (Scenario resolutions are offered at the end of the chapter.)
• Uses photographs, illustrations, diagrams, and tables to make concepts and procedures easy to understand.
• Offers full chapter coverage of how to recognize and treat the signs and symptoms of injuries to the head and cervical spine, and the musculoskeletal, abdominal, and thoracic systems.
• Discusses how environmental factors such as adverse weather conditions and altitude can affect athletes.
• Addresses the implications and potential complications associated with existing medical conditions, including asthma, diabetes, cardiac disease, sickle cell anemia, seizure disorders, migraines, mononucleosis, and anaphylaxis.
• Identifies and describes the methods necessary to immobilize and transport patients from specific locations as well as areas of limited access.
• Reviews return-to-play criteria.

Keith Gorse, MEd, ATC

Chapter 2 Emergency Care of the Critically Injured Athlete
Francis Feld, MS, MEd, CRNA, NREMT-P

Chapter 3 Airway Management
Francis Feld, MS, MEd, CRNA, NREMT-P

Chapter 4 Sudden Cardiac Death
Vincent Mosesso, MD

Chapter 5 Head Injuries
Kevin Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC
Johna Register-Mihalik, MA, ATC

Chapter 6 Cervical Spine Injuries
Robert O. Blanc, MS, ATC, EMT-P

Chapter 7 Medical Conditions in Athletics
David Stone, MD

Chapter 8 Environmental Conditions
Keith Gorse, MEd, ATC

Chapter 9 Orthopedic Injuries
Francis Feld, MS, MEd, CRNA, NREMT-P

Chapter 10 Abdominal Injuries
David Stone, MD
Scott Wissink, MD

Chapter 11 Thoracic Injuries
Robert O. Blanc, MS, ATC, EMT-P

Chapter 12 Special Conditions in Sports
Matthew Radelet, MS, ATC, CSCS

Chapter 13 Critical Incident Stress Management
Stephen Russo, PhD