Full Description
In this issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, guest editors Drs. Eric McCarty, Sourav Poddar, and Alex Ebinger bring their considerable expertise to the topic of On-the-Field Emergencies. On-the-field emergencies are common in sports. In this issue, top experts provide up-to-date information to healthcare practitioners who provide event coverage to athletes, helping them deliver excellent medical care efficiently to prevent further injury, reduce pain, and allow a safe return to athletic competition.
Contains 14 practice-oriented topics including preparation and readiness for on-the-field sports emergencies; the collapsed athlete; cardiac emergency in the athlete; acute emergent airway issues in sports; chest/thorax injury in the athlete; acute hemorrhage on the playing field; emergency abdominopelvic injury; and more.
Provides in-depth clinical reviews of on-the-field emergencies, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Contents
On-Field Sports Emergencies: Preparation and Readiness
The Collapsed Athlete: General Principles
Cardiac Emergency in the Athlete
Acute Emergent Airway Issues in Sports
Chest and Thorax Injuries in Athletes
Acute Hemorrhage on the Playing Field
Emergency Abdominopelvic Injuries
General Medical Emergencies in Athletes
Heat, Cold, and Environmental Emergencies in Athletes
Emergency Facial Injuries in Athletics
Head Injuries and Emergencies in Sports
Acute and Emergent Spinal Injury Assessment and Treatment
Fractures and Dislocations on the Playing Field: Which Are Emergent and What to Do?
Acute Compartment Syndrome in the Athlete
