Sport First Aid (3rd Edition)

Prevent sports injuries and deliver good on-field first aid

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 you 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 common injuries and illnesses.

For each injury and ailment it covers:

• definitions
• causes
• symptoms
• signs
• notes on when the athlete can return to play.

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

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.