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Title: Sport First Aid (3rd Edition)
Code: B37861
Author: Melinda J Flegel
Year: 2004
Length: 320 pages
Price: £23.99 
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Overview:

Most sport injuries occur on the practice field, when no one but the coach is around. That's why it's critical that all coaches have a basic knowledge of sport first aid.

Sport First Aid teaches coaches how to prevent sport injuries and how to make the correct decisions during on-field emergency situations. The book describes first-response evaluation and treatment techniques for more than 110 injuries and illnesses. Definitions, causes, symptoms, signs, and first aid protocols are included for each injury and ailment, as well as notes on when the athlete can return to play.

Contents:
  • Part I: Introduction to Sport First Aid

    Chapter 1: Your Role on the Athletic Health Care Team
    Chapter 2: Sport First Aid Game Plan

  • Part II: Basic Sport First Aid Skills
    Chapter 3: Anatomy and Sport Injury Terminology
    Chapter 4: Primary Survey and Providing Life Support
    Chapter 5: Secondary Survey and First Aid Techniques
    Chapter 6: Moving Injured or Sick Athletes

  • Part III: Sport First Aid for Specific Injuries
    Chapter 7: Respiratory Emergencies and Illnesses
    Chapter 8: Closed Head and Spine Injuries
    Chapter 9: Internal Organ Injuries
    Chapter 10: Sudden Illnesses
    Chapter 11: Weather-Related Problems
    Chapter 12: Upper Body Musculoskeletal Injuries
    Chapter 13: Lower Body Musculoskeletal Injuries
    Chapter 14: Facial and Scalp Injuries
    Chapter 15: Skin Problems

Reviews:

This book is of high quality and offers thorough and efficient coverage of a broad range of sports first aid topics.
From Doody.com


About the Author:

Melinda J. Flegel has been a certified athletic trainer since 1984. She is an athletic injury specialist at the University of Illinois SportWell Center, where she oversees sports medicine care for the university's recreational and club sport athletes and consults with coaches, parents, and athletes on injury prevention and care.

As coordinator of outreach services at the Great Plains Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center in Peoria, Illinois, Flegel annually provided assistance to coaches at some 15 schools in the area of sport first aid. As the center's educational program coordinator and American Red Cross CPR instructor, Flegel gained valuable firsthand experience in helping coaches become proficient first responders.

Flegel received a master's degree in physical education from the University of Illinois in 1982. She is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association and National Strength and Conditioning Association, and has been a certified strength and conditioning specialist since 1987.
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