Sports Injuries and Emergencies - Softcover

Rubin, Aaron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071396101 ISBN 13: 9780071396103

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical, 2003

Synopsis

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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The ultimate portable reference for on-the-spot care of the athlete.

Perfect for use on the sidelines, in the training room, or in the urgent care setting, SPORTS INJURIES AND EMERGENCIES: A Quick- Response Manual allows you to quickly identify, evaluate, stabilize, treat, and manage everything from medical problems such as asthma and heat exhaustion, to concussions, contusions, fractures, chest and abdominal trauma, and more!

FEATURES:
*Focuses on immediate treatment in the “golden minutes” following an athletic injury or emergency
*Conveniently organized by anatomic location
*Concise, bulleted lists and algorithms help speed access to critical information
*Provides ICD-9-CM codes
*Sport-specific section covers everything from golf to “extreme sports”
*Includes special coverage of mass gathering medical care, legal issues, and psychological aspects of injury
*Offers complete lists of emergency supplies for major sports
*Handy Appendixes include: “Team Physician’s Bag,” “Athletic Trainer’s Kit,” “Emergency Action Plan,” and more!

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071396101
• ISBN 13: 9780071396103
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350