Sports Emergency Care - Softcover

"EMS providers will be impressed by the detailed guide to the removal and management of facemasks and helmets, with excellent accompanying illustrations. Sports Emergency Care is a worthwhile addition for anyone who handles the medical needs of athletes in a professional capacity or who might find themselves thrust into that situation - as any parent on the sidelines might be." -- Daniel K. Vining, MD, JEMS "The purpose is to provide a resource for athletic training education on emergency care, and the book clearly fulfills the author's objectives. . . This is a useful resource that provides information on a topic that is very familiar to those in the athletic training profession and for which students need proper training. An entire book devoted to this very important topic is refreshing for the profession." -- Jessica Jo Groth, MA, Doody Enterprises "For once, the prepublication hype is warranted. Each of the 13 chapters offers excellent information on medical conditions that are frequently given cursory coverage in other athletic training textbooks. Rehberg and his colleagues use a format that makes the information both easy to locate and to apply. Sports Emergency Care would be not only an excellent supplementary undergraduate textbook but also a useful addition to any athletic trainer's library for quick reference and review." --Glenn Beachy, MS, ATC, Punahou School, Honolulu, HI, NATANews

One of the most critical components of being a certified athletic trainer is the ability to provide appropriate care to a suddenly injured or ill athlete. The first of its kind, "Sports Emergency Care" is an innovative text that addresses the specific educational needs of students and athletic trainers who are preparing to handle emergency medical situations in the sports arena. Until now, many athletic training educators have had to rely on general first aid materials that do not adequately address the needs of their programs. Dr. Robb Rehberg has stepped up to fulfill the growing need for a dynamic text that focuses on providing immediate medical care in sports. "Sports Emergency Care" is tailored specifically to athletic trainers and athletic training students, focusing on the skills, knowledge, and preparation needed to handle real sports emergencies. Some topics covered include: Assessment; Emergency planning; Interaction with emergency medical services; Etiology, signs, and symptoms; and Common medical emergencies in sports. "Sports Emergency Care" is a ground breaking text that will familiarize students and athletic trainers with the emergency situations they will inevitably face throughout their careers. At last, educators, students, and athletic trainers have access to the essential resource they need to address sports emergencies.